Total Crime Rate

208.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 208.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Houghton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 38th highest crime rate of 871 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 Houghton Road (LU5 5AB) in the last 12 months was 208.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.8% higher than the Houghton Regis East average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 137.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Houghton Road (LU5 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near Houghton Road. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 55 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Houghton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B5120 —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfields Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Northfields Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Other crime Capron Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Houghton Parade —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Houghton Parade Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Houghton Parade Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Olma Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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