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

Highfields Road 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 Highfields Road (LE10 1UT) 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 Highfields Road (LE10 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near New Buildings. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfields Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Lawns Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Charnwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Jefferies Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friary Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences John Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime John Street 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 2026Burglary Dean Road West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Buildings —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft The Lawns Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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