Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 3NF
How much crime is recorded in LU6 3NF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable South
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,646 (2024)
LU6 3NFDunstable
How safe is LU6 3NF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 3NF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU6 3NFNational
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Violence and sexual offences3.723.6
Shoplifting3.28.4
Burglary3.09.1
Vehicle crime2.53.5
Drugs1.42.4
Criminal damage and arson1.04.7
Other theft1.04.5
Other crime0.61.5
Public order0.54.6
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 51% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.