Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Public order 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Markfield Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Groby , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Markfield Road (LE6 0FL) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 130.0% higher than the Groby average (42.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Markfield Road (LE6 0FL), the main crime hotspot is near Holmes Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Markfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forest View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holmes Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Holmes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bennion Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Windmill Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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