Total Crime Rate
62.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026School Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill , and the 128th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around School Close (LE10 2FE) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around School Close (LE10 2FE), 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 | Public order | Woodland Avenue | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | School Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Woodbank | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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