Total Crime Rate

112.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.5 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 112.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.4 7/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Common area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 55th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Common (LE9 8BS) in the last 12 months was 112.6 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 57.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Common (LE9 8BS), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Common area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Dawson'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Croft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Croft Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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