Total Crime Rate
32.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
18.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookside area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 local areas in Burbage St Catherines and Lash Hill , and the 132nd lowest 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 Brookside (LE10 2TH) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 35.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 18.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookside (LE10 2TH), the main crime hotspot is near Queen'S Road. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 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 | Princess Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | North Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Campton Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Queen'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Atkins Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | North Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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