Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.5 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 160.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 50.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 36.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Other theft 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.2 8/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Battledown Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hinckley Clarendon , and the 27th 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 Battledown Close (LE10 0SD) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.1% higher than the Hinckley Clarendon average (85.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battledown Close (LE10 0SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Battledown Close, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Preston Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Battledown Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Battledown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Battledown Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Battledown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Battledown Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Preston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burleigh Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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