Total Crime Rate

57.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.4 6/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Other crime 8.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Public order 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highfields Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Hinckley Castle , and the 144th 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 57.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Hinckley Castle average (182.0 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 , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfields Road (LE10 1UT), the main crime hotspot is near New Buildings. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 21 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Langham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Highfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfields Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dean Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Spa Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Butt Lane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft St Johns Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Derby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Derby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Buildings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting New Buildings Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences New Buildings Under investigation

Data Sources

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