Crime Rates at Keaton Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5SW

Keaton Close area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Keaton Close (LU5 5SW) in the last 12 months was 60.4 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% lower than the Houghton Regis East average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keaton Close (LU5 5SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bloomsbury Gardens, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Turner Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.