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Crime in Hinckley and Bosworth by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,322crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+14%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Sheepy Parvalowest rate6.9 per 1,000 a year
58.3middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Hinckley (1%), Barwell (17%) and Earl Shilton (23%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1DesfordLE9 · 4,063 residents 96.5▲ 109%anti-social behaviour
2RatbyLE6 · 4,577 residents 91.8▲ 57%violence
3WitherleyCV9 · 4,168 residents 77.7▲ 47%violence
4HinckleyLE10 · 50,724 residents 75.9▲ 1%violence
5Newbold VerdonLE9 · 3,258 residents 72.4▲ 7%violence
6Earl ShiltonLE9 · 19,663 residents 71.8▲ 23%violence
7BarlestoneCV13 · 3,260 residents 67.5▲ 41%violence
8BarwellLE9 · 21,246 residents 60.1▲ 17%violence
9MarkfieldLE67 · 6,036 residents 58.3▲ 33%violence
10Higham on the HillCV13 · 1,507 residents 53.1▲ 33%anti-social behaviour
11ThorntonLE67 · 1,664 residents 43.3▲ 13%anti-social behaviour
12Market BosworthCV13 · 3,684 residents 41.3▲ 111%violence
13GrobyLE6 · 6,809 residents 39.9▼ 9%violence
14Stoke GoldingCV13 · 2,255 residents 35.5▼ 37%anti-social behaviour
15Stanton under BardonLE67 · 1,519 residents 26.3–anti-social behaviour
16Sheepy MagnaCV9 · 1,733 residents 9.2–anti-social behaviour
17Sheepy ParvaCV9 · 1,733 residents 6.9–anti-social behaviour

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of Hinckley and Bosworth have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Sheepy Parva, Sheepy Magna, Stanton under Bardon, Stoke Golding and Groby.

Which areas of Hinckley and Bosworth have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Desford, Ratby, Witherley, Hinckley and Newbold Verdon.

Is crime going up or down in Hinckley and Bosworth?

Across Hinckley and Bosworth, 2,322 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 14% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.