Total Crime Rate

51.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.8 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 51.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 30.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Milton Way 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 Way (LU5 5UE) 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 Way (LU5 5UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Balmoral Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Milton Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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