Total Crime Rate
49.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tithe 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Long Mead | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mead | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadow Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Meadow Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Churchfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beech Tree Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ash Tree Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Leaf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Leaf Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Bidwell Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vicarage Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Angels Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Peel Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Peel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Long Mead | Under investigation |
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