Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fieldstone area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 233rd lowest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Fieldstone (LU5 5QU) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Fieldstone (LU5 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Houghton Road. Police recorded 78 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Houghton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houghton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houghton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houghton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houghton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Houghton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Coopers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Farriers Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Freemans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mill Road | — |
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