Crime Rates at Hornbeam Close, Leighton Buzzard, LU7 3FE

Hornbeam Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Leighton-Linslade North , and the 42nd 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 Hornbeam Close (LU7 3FE) in the last 12 months was 193.4 per 1,000 residents and was 273.4% higher than the Leighton-Linslade North average (51.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 460.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 109.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 400.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Close (LU7 3FE), the main crime hotspot is near Vandyke Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.