Total Crime Rate

274.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 274.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 86.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Other theft 27.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other crime 17.4 10/10
  • Drugs 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Humphrys Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 19th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Humphrys Road (LU5 4TP) in the last 12 months was 274.3 per 1,000 residents and was 200.7% higher than the Houghton Regis East average (91.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Humphrys Road (LU5 4TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road North, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Humphrys Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lovett Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
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Data Sources

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