Total Crime Rate

270.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 270.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.9 9/10
  • Burglary 53.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Drugs 30.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.6 10/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Other theft 7.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Hinckley Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 93rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

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 Hinckley Road (LE3 0TB) in the last 12 months was 270.0 per 1,000 residents and was 121.3% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 110.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinckley Road (LE3 0TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flora Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosse Road Central (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hinckley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/85)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrewes Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flora Street —
Apr 2026Public order Flora Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kate Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road Central Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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