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Crime in LE9 9PU

How much crime is recorded in LE9 9PU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Desford & Newbold Verdon
Council
Hinckley and Bosworth
Region
East Midlands
Neighbourhood population
2,031 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE9 9PU

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 28.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the LE9 9PU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
28.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
67
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).

LE9 9PUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.223.6
Anti-social behaviour13.610.7
Public order7.04.6
Shoplifting6.08.4
Burglary5.69.1
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Other theft2.94.5
Other crime2.61.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs1.22.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
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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