Total Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Milton Walk area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 374th highest crime rate of 874 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 Milton Walk (LU5 5UD) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Milton Walk (LU5 5UD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park Road North, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Milton Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St James Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Park Road North | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Park Road North | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Evans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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