Total Crime Rate

28.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.1 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 28.9 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 4.1 1/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.1 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Tennyson Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 263rd lowest 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 Tennyson Avenue (LU5 5UQ) in the last 12 months was 28.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% 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 Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Avenue (LU5 5UQ), 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 (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Milton Way —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keaton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Keaton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gilpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Park Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park Road North —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Evans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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