Total Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.1 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 28.2 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 3.1 1/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street South area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Dunstable East , and the 255th lowest crime rate of 874 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 High Street South (LU6 3SQ) in the last 12 months was 28.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% lower than the Dunstable East average (93.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street South (LU6 3SQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in High Street South area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovers' Walk —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Cedars Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Willoughby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Priory Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lovers' Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour High Street South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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