Total Crime Rate

247.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

114.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 247.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 114.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 62.7 8/10
  • Public order 34.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.6 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.7 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Heath Lane area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 9th 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 247.9 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 22.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 114.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heath Lane (LE9 7PB), 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 Heath Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Westfield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notleyfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Notleyfield Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tommy Brown Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Land Society Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westfield Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbott Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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