Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.6 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 61.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.9 5/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 4.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Higham Way area has the 10th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill , and the 132nd highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Higham Way (LE10 2PU) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Higham Way (LE10 2PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forryan Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Higham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Atkins Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Campton Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime North Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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