Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Tithe Farm Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 363rd lowest crime rate of 871 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 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 55.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Mead (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Tithe Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hillside Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angels Lane —
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Angels Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Peel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Way —
Sep 2025Robbery Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dellmont Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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