Total Crime Rate
60.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hornbeam Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Mildenhall Great Heath , and the 196th highest crime rate of 590 local areas in West Suffolk .
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 Hornbeam Road (IP28 7PJ) in the last 12 months was 60.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.3% lower than the Mildenhall Great Heath average (74.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hornbeam Road (IP28 7PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Clare Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Juniper Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hornbeam Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Clare Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laburnum Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Juniper Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lime Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hornbeam Road | Under investigation |
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