Total Crime Rate

11.9 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 11.9 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Lowther Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 871 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 Lowther Road (LU6 3NU) in the last 12 months was 11.9 per 1,000 residents and was 91.3% 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 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lowther Road (LU6 3NU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patterdale Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Mews (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lowther Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staveley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brampton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Easedale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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