Total Crime Rate

13.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.3 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 13.0 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.3 1/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Beech Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beech Road (LU6 3LY) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.1% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beech Road (LU6 3LY), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Beech Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Lockhart Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lockhart Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lockhart Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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