Total Crime Rate

645.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 645.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 409.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 99.0 10/10
  • Public order 34.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.1 7/10
  • Other theft 23.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

This 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 This (LU5 5BA) 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 postcode LU5 5BA, the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in LU5 5BA area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Houghton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Blackburn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Townsend Farm Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Farm Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Townsend Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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