Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 56.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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

Wensum Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Hinckley Clarendon , and the 146th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

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 Wensum Close (LE10 0XH) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower than the Hinckley Clarendon average (89.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -52.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensum Close (LE10 0XH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensum Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dove Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waveney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wensum Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Weston Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Trent Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cherwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Cherwell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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