Total Crime Rate

77.4 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 77.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.3 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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 · 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 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 213th 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 5JE) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -73.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tithe Farm Road (LU5 5JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Westminster Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tithe Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sycamore Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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