Total Crime Rate
55.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Spoondell area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 365th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Spoondell (LU6 3JE) in the last 12 months was 55.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Spoondell (LU6 3JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Spoondell, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hurlock Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dunstable Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Meadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Quarry Walk | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Whipsnade Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pipers Croft | — |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Catchacre | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Hurlock Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hurlock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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