Crime Rates at Wood Street, Hinckley, LE10 1JQ

Wood Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 5th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Street (LE10 1JQ) in the last 12 months was 377.1 per 1,000 residents and was 107.2% higher than the Hinckley Castle average (182.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 131.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Street (LE10 1JQ), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.