Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.4 8/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • 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
  • 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

Cartmel Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 429th highest 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 Cartmel Drive (LU6 3PT) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cartmel Drive (LU6 3PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarnside Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Langdale Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cartmel Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Staveley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ullswater Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hilton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tarnside Close —
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Data Sources

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