Total Crime Rate

319.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 319.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.5 10/10
  • Other theft 48.6 10/10
  • Burglary 31.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Drugs 20.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Robbery 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Foster Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 17th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Foster Avenue (LU5 5TA) in the last 12 months was 319.4 per 1,000 residents and was 273.9% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 107.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Foster Avenue (LU5 5TA), the main crime hotspot is near Manor Park. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Foster Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porz Avenue —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cemetery Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Foster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porz Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porz Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Porz Avenue —
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Data Sources

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