Crime Rates at Hornbeam Spring, Knebworth, SG3 6BE

Hornbeam Spring area has the 5th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Codicote & Kimpton , and the 106th highest crime rate of 414 local areas in North Hertfordshire .

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 Spring (SG3 6BE) in the last 12 months was 79.6 per 1,000 residents and was 77.9% higher than the Codicote & Kimpton average (44.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornbeam Spring (SG3 6BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Strafford Court, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Deanscroft (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.