Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.4 4/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Queensway area has the 10th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 81st 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 Queensway (LE9 8AX) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% higher than the Barwell average (66.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queensway (LE9 8AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moore Road, where police recorded 22 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Farm Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Queensway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
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 Moore Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queensway Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mallory Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farm Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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