Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Drugs 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wightman Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 173rd 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 Wightman Road (LE9 8AT) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 36.4% lower than the Barwell average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wightman Road (LE9 8AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wightman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Byron Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newlands Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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