Total Crime Rate

48.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.4 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 48.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 13.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Hilton Avenue area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 408th highest crime rate of 874 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 Hilton Avenue (LU6 3QF) in the last 12 months was 48.1 per 1,000 residents and was 63.2% lower than the Dunstable Central average (130.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 13.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilton Avenue (LU6 3QF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarnside Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Osborne Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Hilton Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Osborne Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ennerdale Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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