Crime Rates at Parkside Close, Houghton Regis, Dunstable, LU5 5TZ

Parkside Close 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 Parkside Close (LU5 5TZ) 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 Parkside Close (LU5 5TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crossways, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hammersmith Gardens (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.