Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 15.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Hayley Court area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hayley Court (LU5 5LZ) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.6% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hayley Court (LU5 5LZ), the main crime hotspot is near Hammersmith Gardens. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hayley Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leaf Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tithe Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Tithe Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Ash Tree Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hammersmith Gardens —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hammersmith Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Recreation Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossways Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossways —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crossways —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beech Tree Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Beech Tree Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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