Total Crime Rate

725.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 725.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 220.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 170.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.8 10/10
  • Public order 66.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Burglary 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 33.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.7 9/10
  • Other crime 12.5 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Council Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 3rd 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 Council Road (LE10 1PY) in the last 12 months was 725.0 per 1,000 residents and was 298.4% 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 53 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 245.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Council Road (LE10 1PY), the main crime hotspot is near Market Place. Police recorded 234 crimes here, including 156 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Council Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/88)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Horsefair —
Sep 2025Drugs Argents Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Upper Bond Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Upper Bond Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baines' Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Horsefair Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Horsefair Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spencer Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Argents Mead Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Baptist Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary New Buildings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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