Total Crime Rate

40.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 40.8 4/10
  • Other theft 15.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • 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
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hinckley Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 198th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

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 Hinckley Road (LE3 0TL) in the last 12 months was 40.8 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinckley Road (LE3 0TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Taunton Road (10 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Nevanthon Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Frampton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gimson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gimson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Gimson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brampton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melcroft Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Porlock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Taunton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Taunton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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