Total Crime Rate

58.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 27.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Recreation Road 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 Recreation Road (LU5 5JW) 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 Recreation Road (LU5 5JW), 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.

Crime Over Time in Recreation Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hammersmith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime The Quadrant Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

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