Total Crime Rate

39.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.0 3/10
  • Other crime 8.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wayside area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 372nd lowest 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 Wayside (LU6 3ND) in the last 12 months was 39.0 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wayside (LU6 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Churchill Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wayside area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Churchill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oldhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miletree Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southfields Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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