Total Crime Rate

81.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Manor Park area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 196th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Manor Park (LU5 5BU) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 5.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -72.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 87.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manor Park (LU5 5BU), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Manor Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cumberland Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Whitehouse Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Whitehouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Queen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Clarkes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angels Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angels Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarkes Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
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Data Sources

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