Crime Rates at The Cloisters, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5JN

The Cloisters area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 307th 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 The Cloisters (LU5 5JN) in the last 12 months was 58.6 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Cloisters (LU5 5JN), the main crime hotspot is near Hammersmith Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.