Total Crime Rate

94.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 94.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oak Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton , and the 79th 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 94.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oak Road (LE9 9GU), the main crime hotspot is near Holmfield Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Oak Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Maple Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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