Total Crime Rate

155.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 155.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.0 10/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Poplars Close area has the highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Groby , and the 27th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

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 Poplars Close (LE6 0FQ) in the last 12 months was 155.0 per 1,000 residents and was 216.6% higher than the Groby average (49.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour 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 Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 115.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplars Close (LE6 0FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Woodbank Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forest Rise (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplars Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Parklands Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Stephenson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ratby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poplars Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Forest Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodbank Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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