Total Crime Rate

55.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 55.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Pipers Croft 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 Pipers Croft (LU6 3JZ) 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 Pipers Croft (LU6 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Spoondell. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pipers Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Catchacre Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shepherds Croft Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westdown Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Quarry Walk —
Sep 2025Burglary Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whipsnade Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pipers Croft —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakwell Close —
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Data Sources

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