Total Crime Rate

64.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 64.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Cottage Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 36 local areas in Groby , and the 124th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cottage Close (LE6 0XY) in the last 12 months was 64.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Close (LE6 0XY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Saxons Rise, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Groby Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Cottage Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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