Total Crime Rate
240.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
135.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hinckley Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Ullesthorpe , and the 6th highest crime rate of 328 local areas in Harborough .
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 Hinckley Road (LE9 4LJ) in the last 12 months was 240.0 per 1,000 residents and was 306.8% higher than the Ullesthorpe average (59.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 135.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hinckley Road (LE9 4LJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pickering Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carey Hill Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hinckley Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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