Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 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 52.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Vanbrugh Drive area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 364th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vanbrugh Drive (LU5 5SU) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -58.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vanbrugh Drive (LU5 5SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Enfield Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parkside Drive (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Vanbrugh Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bromley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parkside Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Gardens —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Enfield Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bromley Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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