Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blackburn Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 385th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackburn Road (LU5 5DD) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackburn Road (LU5 5DD), 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 Blackburn Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Orchard Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Portland Ride Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Blackburn 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
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Data Sources

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