Total Crime Rate
32.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forresters Close area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill , and the 134th lowest 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 Forresters Close (LE10 2RT) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.1% lower 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forresters Close (LE10 2RT), 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.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | North Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Campton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
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