Crime Rates at Richmond Drive, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5GD

Richmond Drive area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 415th 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 Richmond Drive (LU5 5GD) in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Drive (LU5 5GD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Binder Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.