Total Crime Rate
26.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
19.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charleston Crescent area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 108th 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 Charleston Crescent (LE9 8EQ) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 59.5% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charleston Crescent (LE9 8EQ), 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.
View Crime In Barwell| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barwell Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kerry Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Lincoln Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Goose Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ayrshire Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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