Total Crime Rate
80.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Stipers Close area has the 20th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Dunstable Central , and the 198th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Stipers Close (LU6 3UF) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 41.4% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 40.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Stipers Close (LU6 3UF), the main crime hotspot is near Lockhart Close. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dunstable Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountview Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Churchill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | London Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lockhart Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mountview Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Churchill Road | Under investigation |
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