Total Crime Rate

234.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.6 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 234.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 91.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 56.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 15.3 10/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.3 9/10
  • Other crime 12.7 10/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Brentwood Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brentwood Close (LU5 5PH) in the last 12 months was 234.1 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 91.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brentwood Close (LU5 5PH), 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 Brentwood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enfield Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brentwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornhill Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornhill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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