Crime Rates at Portland Close, Townsend Industrial Estate, Dunstable, LU5 5AW

Portland Close area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 4th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portland Close (LU5 5AW) in the last 12 months was 645.1 per 1,000 residents and was 655.0% 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 Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 71.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Close (LU5 5AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 139 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Houghton Road (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.