Crime Rates at Leaf Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JH

Leaf Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 322nd highest crime rate of 874 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 Leaf Road (LU5 5JH) in the last 12 months was 57.5 per 1,000 residents and was 36.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leaf Road (LU5 5JH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leaf Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Long Mead (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.