Total Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.5 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 49.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 28.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Tithe Farm Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 387th 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 Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5HD) in the last 12 months was 49.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5HD), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Tithe Farm Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Long Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Way
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ash Tree Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bidwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Angels Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Peel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Under investigation

Data Sources

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