Total Crime Rate

26.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 26.2 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fieldstone 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.

Crime Over Time in Fieldstone area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Houghton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Farriers Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Freemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Road

Data Sources

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