Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Brookfield Avenue area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 389th 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 Brookfield Avenue (LU5 5TR) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 45.5% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brookfield Avenue (LU5 5TR), 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 Brookfield Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Chelsea Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Turner Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Hammersmith Gardens Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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