Total Crime Rate

82.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 82.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wellhead Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Caddington , and the 194th highest crime rate of 874 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 Wellhead Road (LU6 1QS) in the last 12 months was 82.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.4% higher than the Caddington average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wellhead Road (LU6 1QS), the main crime hotspot is near Lancotbury Close. Police recorded 7 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Wellhead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lancotbury Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Lancotbury Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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