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Crime in LU5 5RX
How much crime is recorded in LU5 5RX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houghton Regis North
- Council
- Central Bedfordshire
- Region
- East of England
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,225 (2024)
How safe is LU5 5RX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LU5 5RX area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
72
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
LU5 5RXNational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour18.310.7
Burglary10.09.1
Criminal damage and arson9.14.7
Vehicle crime4.83.5
Public order3.94.6
Drugs2.82.4
Other theft1.94.5
Possession of weapons1.70.9
Robbery1.71.4
Shoplifting0.88.4
Other crime0.61.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.02.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 10% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.