Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 109.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Other theft 15.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 11.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

High Street South area has the 14th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 119th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street South (LU6 3RZ) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% lower than the Dunstable Central average (137.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street South (LU6 3RZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 151 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Swan Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eleanor'S Cross —
Sep 2025Drugs Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary The Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Eleanor'S Cross Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bull Pond Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Royal Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsbury Court Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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