Total Crime Rate

52.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 52.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Charles Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 157th 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 Charles Street (LE10 1PT) in the last 12 months was 52.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.0% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Charles Street (LE10 1PT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Baptist Walk, where police recorded 52 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Charles Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street
Apr 2026Burglary Charnwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Dean Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hill Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Buildings
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jefferies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orchard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lawns Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other theft The Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Orchard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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