Total Crime Rate
52.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charles 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.
View Crime In Hinckley De Montfort| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wood Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Dean Road West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hill Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Derby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Buildings | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Buildings | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Buildings | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Jefferies Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Baptist Walk | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Orchard Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Lawns | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Lawns | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Friary Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Castle Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Orchard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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