Total Crime Rate

179.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.4 1/10
  • Other crime 1.4 1/10
  • Robbery 1.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

This area has the 9th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 50th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around This (LU5 6JH) in the last 12 months was 179.9 per 1,000 residents and was 110.5% higher than the Houghton Regis East average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 92.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2686.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode LU5 6JH, the main crime hotspot is near Octavian Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in LU5 6JH area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Octavian Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Octavian Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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