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

Heath Lane 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 Heath Lane (LE9 7PB) 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 Heath Lane (LE9 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Westfield Avenue. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bird Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highfield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rossendale Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Rossendale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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