Total Crime Rate
88.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodland Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill , and the 90th 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 Woodland Avenue (LE10 2BD) in the last 12 months was 88.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.1% higher than the Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill average (50.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodland Avenue (LE10 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Lyndhurst Close. Police recorded 13 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Crossland Row | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lyndhurst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Woodland Avenue | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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