Crime Rates at Hornbeam Close, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4EQ

Hornbeam Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornbeam Close (LE2 4EQ) in the last 12 months was 41.0 per 1,000 residents and was 15.7% lower than the Oadby Grange average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 19.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (LE2 4EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Lyndhurst Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.