Total Crime Rate

80.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 80.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.6 7/10
  • Other crime 12.2 10/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Tithe Farm Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 199th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5HA) in the last 12 months was 80.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, 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 Tithe Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Whitehouse Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Long Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Way —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walkley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitehouse Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Angels Lane 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Dell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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