Total Crime Rate

60.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.0 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 60.0 6/10
  • Violent crimes 20.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Burglary 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Watling Place area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 296th highest crime rate of 874 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 Watling Place (LU5 5DP) in the last 12 months was 60.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watling Place (LU5 5DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roman Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Watling Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Walkley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Freemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lindens Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bidwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roman Gardens —
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 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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