Crime Rate in Hinckley Castle, ward

Hinckley Castle has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Hinckley and Bosworth district and the 383rd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 29th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hinckley Castle in the last 12 months was 182.0 per 1,000 residents and was 160.1% higher than the Hinckley and Bosworth district average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hinckley Castle’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 542 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , down -42.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -53.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 711 (≈ 100.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hinckley Castle ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.