Crime Rates at Woodlands Avenue, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5LJ

Woodlands Avenue area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 428th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodlands Avenue (LU5 5LJ) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 48.9% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodlands Avenue (LU5 5LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammersmith Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.