Total Crime Rate

257.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

121.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 257.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 121.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 9/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Sundon Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 24th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sundon Road (LU5 5NN) in the last 12 months was 257.9 per 1,000 residents and was 182.7% higher 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 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (≈ 121.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sundon Road (LU5 5NN), the main crime hotspot is near Yew Street. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Sundon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brentwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enfield Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Yew Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornhill Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Brentwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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