Total Crime Rate

375.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.9 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 375.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 109.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 64.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.8 8/10
  • Other theft 30.7 10/10
  • Burglary 23.9 10/10
  • Public order 20.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other crime 13.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 10.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Portland Close area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 14th highest crime rate of 874 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 375.4 per 1,000 residents and was 311.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -66.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 81.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portland Close (LU5 5AW), the main crime hotspot is near Houghton Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portland Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Gardens —
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Gardens —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roman Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roman Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farriers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Freemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Houghton Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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