Total Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 4.6 1/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Tennyson Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 16th lowest 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 Tennyson Avenue (LU5 5UG) in the last 12 months was 4.6 per 1,000 residents and was 95.0% 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 Other crime with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Tennyson Avenue (LU5 5UG), 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.

Crime Over Time in Tennyson Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Parkside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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