Crime Rates at Grove Road, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5PF

Grove Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 71st highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Road (LU5 5PF) in the last 12 months was 150.3 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Road (LU5 5PF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Road, where police recorded 36 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sycamore Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.