Total Crime Rate
78.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Arthur Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 102nd highest 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 Arthur Street (LE9 8EG) in the last 12 months was 78.7 per 1,000 residents and was 18.0% higher than the Barwell average (66.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 46.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -61.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Arthur Street (LE9 8EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queen Street (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Barwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stafford Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Chapel Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | King Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | King Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Townend Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friswell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friswell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoesmith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friswell Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stapleton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Regent Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George Ward Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kirkby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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