Total Crime Rate

206.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

141.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 206.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 141.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.3 5/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Alabaster Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 44th 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 Alabaster Avenue (LU5 5AZ) in the last 12 months was 206.3 per 1,000 residents and was 126.1% 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 141.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alabaster Avenue (LU5 5AZ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Alabaster Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Houghton Road Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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

Data Sources

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