Crime Rates at Hinckley Road, Leicester, LE3 0TF

Hinckley Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 135th highest crime rate of 954 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 0TF) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 76.9% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 555.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinckley Road (LE3 0TF), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.