Total Crime Rate

61.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 61.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Theft from the person 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 23rd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 339th 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 0TN) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hinckley Road (LE3 0TN), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hinckley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road —
Sep 2025Public order Alcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Dorchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycroft 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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