Total Crime Rate

750.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 750.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.8 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 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

New Buildings area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 2nd 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 New Buildings (LE10 1HW) in the last 12 months was 750.0 per 1,000 residents and was 325.1% higher than the Hinckley Castle average (176.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 31.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 204.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Buildings (LE10 1HW), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Buildings area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/40)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Buildings —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Charnwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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