Total Crime Rate
105.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Kirkby Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 70th 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 Kirkby Road (LE9 8FP) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 58.3% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirkby Road (LE9 8FP), 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 | The Barracks | 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 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shoesmith Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friswell Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stapleton Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | King Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Hill Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kirkby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirkby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Glyn Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brockey Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | George Ward Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Regent Street | Under investigation |
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