Postcode · Dunstable
Crime in LU6 3SW
How much crime is recorded in LU6 3SW, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Dunstable Central
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
LU6 3SWDunstable
How safe is LU6 3SW
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU6 3SW area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
24.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
47
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 3SWNational
Burglary16.59.1
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Anti-social behaviour9.710.7
Public order3.74.6
Other theft3.34.5
Criminal damage and arson3.04.7
Robbery2.21.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Other crime1.11.5
Drugs0.72.4
Shoplifting0.68.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.