Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 68.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Other theft 8.1 7/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canesworde Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canesworde Road (LU6 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canesworde Road (LU6 3JJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Icknield Street, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canesworde Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Canesworde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Icknield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dolmans Place —
Sep 2025Public order Canesworde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Canesworde Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Long Meadow Under investigation
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Data Sources

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