Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 57.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 10.5 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Drugs 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pipers Croft area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 316th 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 Pipers Croft (LU6 3JZ) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 55.8% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pipers Croft (LU6 3JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Spoondell. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Pipers Croft area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spoondell Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westdown Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson B489 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shepherds Croft Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shepherds Croft —
Apr 2026Burglary Spoondell Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Quarry Walk Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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