Total Crime Rate

105.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Public order 6.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Frenchmans Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 126th highest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Frenchmans Close (LU5 6BD) in the last 12 months was 105.9 per 1,000 residents and was 74.0% higher than the Eaton Bray average (60.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Frenchmans Close (LU5 6BD), the main crime hotspot is near Holmfield Close. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Frenchmans Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Frenchmans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Holmfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holmfield Close —
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Data Sources

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