Total Crime Rate

126.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 126.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.0 9/10
  • Other crime 14.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • 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

Highfields area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead , and the 44th 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 Highfields (LE67 1AD) in the last 12 months was 126.8 per 1,000 residents and was 128.4% higher than the Markfield, Stanton and Fieldhead average (55.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfields (LE67 1AD), the main crime hotspot is near St Peter'S Drive. Police recorded 18 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 Highfields area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Reservoir Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Reservoir Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharp'S Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oakwood Close —
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Data Sources

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