Total Crime Rate

106.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 106.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 49.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Evans Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 120th highest crime rate of 874 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Evans Close (LU5 5TF) in the last 12 months was 106.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 49.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Evans Close (LU5 5TF), the main crime hotspot is near Balmoral Road. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Evans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holyrood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Way —
Apr 2026Other crime Frogmore Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fensome Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fensome Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fensome Drive —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bridgeman Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nash Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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