Total Crime Rate

93.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 93.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 3/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tithe Farm Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 151st 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 Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5JD) in the last 12 months was 93.2 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Houghton Regis East average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Recreation Road, where police recorded 16 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 (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tithe Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Way —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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