Total Crime Rate

393.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

113.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 393.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 113.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 100.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 91.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.4 8/10
  • Public order 48.0 10/10
  • Burglary 26.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.8 9/10
  • Robbery 13.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dunstable Road area has the highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Flitwick , and the 12th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dunstable Road (MK45 1HP) in the last 12 months was 393.0 per 1,000 residents and was 766.2% higher than the Flitwick average (45.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 113.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dunstable Road (MK45 1HP), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dunstable Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coniston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dunstable Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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