Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 39.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Hockliffe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Eaton Bray , and the 380th lowest crime rate of 871 local areas in Central Bedfordshire .

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 Hockliffe Road (LU7 9NX) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 8.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockliffe Road (LU7 9NX), the main crime hotspot is near Meadow Way. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hockliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wheatfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Babbage Grove —
Sep 2025Other crime Millers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Barleycorn Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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