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 5PE) 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 5PE), 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 Grove Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grove Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornbury Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornbury Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Thornbury Court Under investigation
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 2026Drugs Sundon Road 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 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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