Total Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.5 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 62.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 18.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.5 5/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Westminster Gardens area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 279th highest 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 Westminster Gardens (LU5 5RT) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 31.2% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westminster Gardens (LU5 5RT), the main crime hotspot is near Hammersmith Gardens. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Westminster Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brentwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Gardens —
Apr 2026Robbery Brentwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Brentwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Other theft Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sundon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sundon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westminster Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sycamore Road —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hammersmith Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hammersmith Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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