Total Crime Rate

82.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 82.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Robbery 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knitters Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Barwell , and the 96th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knitters Close (LE9 8NF) in the last 12 months was 82.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knitters Close (LE9 8NF), the main crime hotspot is near Croft Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knitters Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shenton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Chapel Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft King Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour King Street —
Sep 2025Other theft Greenhill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hill Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Croft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Croft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft George Ward Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brockey Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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