Total Crime Rate

750.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

204.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 750.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 316.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 204.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 158.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 70.8 10/10
  • Public order 41.7 10/10
  • Other theft 29.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.8 10/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Robbery 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

Council Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 2nd 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 750.0 per 1,000 residents and was 325.1% higher than the Hinckley Castle average (176.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 31.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 204.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Council Road (LE10 1PY), 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 Council Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/80)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Castle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Castle Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Baptist Walk Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Borough Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gopsall Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Regent Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Market Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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