Total Crime Rate
16.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
12.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Little Lane area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton , and the 53rd 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 Little Lane (LE9 9GP) in the last 12 months was 16.2 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% lower than the Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton average (54.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Little Lane (LE9 9GP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Grange Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | High Street | Under investigation |
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