Crap Towns / Hinckley / Crime

How much crime is there in Hinckley?

The police recorded 73.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Hinckley from September 2023 to August 2026, about the same as the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 29.4. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 67.2, down from 78.4 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	78.4	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	74.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	67.2	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	29.4	34.1
Shoplifting	8.1	7.1
Criminal damage and arson	7.3	7.0
Public order	6.9	6.6
Other theft	6.1	5.4
Vehicle crime	4.9	3.8
Burglary	4.5	3.1
Drugs	2.2	2.4
Other crime	1.8	2.0
Bicycle theft	0.7	0.5
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.5	0.8
Theft from the person	0.4	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Nuneaton	5.7 km	89.0
Bedworth	10.7 km	85.3
Atherstone	12.0 km	82.9
Hinckley	–	73.3
Enderby and Narborough	12.5 km	69.1
Earl Shilton	5.2 km	62.2
Barwell	4.0 km	58.8
Lutterworth	12.8 km	55.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	13.9 km	49.1
Bulkington	7.7 km	47.4
Broughton Astley	10.4 km	35.4
The typical town	–	76.2