Crime Rate in Houghton Regis West, ward

Houghton Regis West has the 2nd highest crime rate of 31 wards in Central Bedfordshire district and the 1433rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East of England), it has the 112th highest crime rate of 947 wards.

The overall crime rate in Houghton Regis West in the last 12 months was 109.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.8% higher than the Central Bedfordshire district average (64.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Houghton Regis West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 346 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 418 (≈ 45.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Houghton Regis West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Petrol Station, with 139 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Houghton Road (56 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.