Total Crime Rate

30.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.8 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 30.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 18.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 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 crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Aylesbury Drive area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 277th 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 Aylesbury Drive (LU5 6FX) in the last 12 months was 30.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.1% 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aylesbury Drive (LU5 6FX), the main crime hotspot is near Long Mead. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Aylesbury Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bidwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vicarage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pintail Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Churchfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadow Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Long Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Long Mead Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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