Crap Towns / Dunstable / Crime

How much crime is there in Dunstable?

The police recorded 69.0 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Dunstable from September 2023 to August 2026, 9% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.6. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 67.7, down from 69.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	69.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	69.9	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	67.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.6	34.1
Shoplifting	6.2	7.1
Vehicle crime	6.2	3.8
Public order	5.9	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.8	7.0
Other theft	5.3	5.4
Burglary	2.9	3.1
Drugs	2.3	2.4
Other crime	2.0	2.0
Robbery	1.0	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.7	0.8
Bicycle theft	0.6	0.5
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Luton	7.4 km	84.6
Houghton Regis	2.5 km	82.5
Hemel Hempstead	15.6 km	82.1
Dunstable	–	69.0
Leighton Buzzard	9.8 km	55.1
Tring	13.1 km	41.5
Berkhamsted	14.0 km	41.1
Flitwick	13.5 km	40.5
Redbourn	13.1 km	40.0
Harpenden	14.8 km	37.9
Ampthill	15.7 km	33.1
The typical town	–	76.2