Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Public order 5.8 5/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Plaiters Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Houghton Regis East , and the 420th highest crime rate of 871 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 Plaiters Way (LU5 6JZ) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plaiters Way (LU5 6JZ), the main crime hotspot is near Coopers Way. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Plaiters Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coopers Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Plaiters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Plaiters Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Arnald Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Coopers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pintail Croft —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coopers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Baulk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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