Total Crime Rate

85.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 85.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

High Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 93rd 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 High Street (LE9 8DS) in the last 12 months was 85.3 per 1,000 residents and was 28.3% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LE9 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barwell Lane, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Barracks (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Goose Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ayrshire Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour East Green —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barwell Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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