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Crime in LE6

How much crime is recorded in LE6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Hinckley and Bosworth
Region
East Midlands
Population
13,475 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE6, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LE6National
Violence and sexual offences14.523.6
Burglary9.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.610.7
Criminal damage and arson5.34.7
Other theft2.74.5
Public order2.54.6
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Shoplifting1.78.4
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Theft from the person0.32.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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