Total Crime Rate
41.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
30.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Radford Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 33 local areas in Earl Shilton , and the 167th lowest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Radford Close (LE9 7PS) in the last 12 months was 41.2 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Radford Close (LE9 7PS), 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.
View Crime In Earl Shilton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heath Lane South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Land Society Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | New Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hinckley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | New Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Norman Dagley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westfield Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Westfield Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Byron Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westfield Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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