Total Crime Rate

57.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Richmond Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 343rd 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 Richmond Drive (LU5 5GH) in the last 12 months was 57.9 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richmond Drive (LU5 5GH), the main crime hotspot is near St James Close. Police recorded 20 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 Richmond Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Conquest Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Fenwick Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St James Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St James Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Balmoral Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balmoral Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Evans Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kingsland Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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