Total Crime Rate

72.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canesworde Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 874 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 Canesworde Road (LU6 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 72.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.8% 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 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canesworde Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Canesworde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canesworde Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canesworde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canesworde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bennetts Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dolmans Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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