Total Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 110.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.1 6/10
  • Other crime 7.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Blacksmiths Yard area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Ambien , and the 57th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

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 Blacksmiths Yard (CV13 6HD) in the last 12 months was 110.7 per 1,000 residents and was 140.1% higher than the Ambien average (46.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 62.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blacksmiths Yard (CV13 6HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Blacksmiths Yard area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crown Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Roseway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Main Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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