Total Crime Rate

103.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 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 103.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.3 9/10
  • Burglary 10.3 9/10
  • Drugs 10.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.2 3/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

The Borough area has the 20th highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 64th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Borough (LE10 1NL) in the last 12 months was 103.1 per 1,000 residents and was 41.6% lower than the Hinckley Castle average (176.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Borough (LE10 1NL), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 233 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Borough area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station 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 Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order The Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Other theft Harris Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Borough Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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