Houghton Regis West
WardSouth west Central Bedfordshire. About 10,935 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 8.0 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 14% of people in Houghton Regis West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Houghton Regis West compares
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Is Houghton Regis West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Houghton Regis West at a rate of 92.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 60.3 per 1,000 people across Central Bedfordshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 108 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Houghton Regis West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (449), anti-social behaviour (231) and other crime (199).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Central Bedfordshire
These figures are published for the whole of Central Bedfordshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of Central Bedfordshire and not Houghton Regis West alone. See Central Bedfordshire
Houghton Regis West in brief
Houghton Regis West had 7,544 usual residents at the census.
About 14% of people in Houghton Regis West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Houghton Regis West, 94.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Houghton Regis West, 4.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.