Total Crime Rate

182.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

88.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 182.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 88.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Grove Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 53rd 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 Grove Road (LU5 5PD) in the last 12 months was 182.3 per 1,000 residents and was 99.8% 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 88.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (LU5 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hillborough Crescent (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Thornbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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