Total Crime Rate

267.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 267.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 45.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.1 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Prospect Way area has the highest crime rate of 32 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 11th 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 Prospect Way (LE9 7EA) in the last 12 months was 267.8 per 1,000 residents and was 269.1% higher than the Earl Shilton average (72.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 1500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 54 (≈ 153.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Way (LE9 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Way, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Hollow (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Derwent Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Queens Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting King'S Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Oaks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Hollow Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order The Hollow Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hollow Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Oaks Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Hollow Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Square —
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Data Sources

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