Total Crime Rate

475.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 475.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 307.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.1 9/10
  • Public order 12.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lowther Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lowther Road (LU6 3NL) in the last 12 months was 475.9 per 1,000 residents and was 247.0% higher than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 51 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 78.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 116.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Road (LU6 3NL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Victoria Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Miletree Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tibbett Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Oldhill Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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