Total Crime Rate

89.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.8 8/10
  • Public order 26.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Oak Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton , and the 88th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oak Road (LE9 9GU) in the last 12 months was 89.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 71.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (LE9 9GU), the main crime hotspot is near Ashfield Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton

Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Maple Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Willow Street Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Burglary Kirkby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Salisbury Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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