Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 28.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Highfield Street area has the 16th highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 138th 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 Highfield Street (LE9 7HS) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% lower than the Earl Shilton average (75.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highfield Street (LE9 7HS), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highfield Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norman Dagley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Westfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Society Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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