Crime in Market Bosworth
Recorded crime in Market Bosworth is 0.8 times the Hinckley and Bosworth average and 0.6 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 41%. The biggest share of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Market Bosworth: about 1,677 residents in 3 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 7/10Low crime
- Living
- 4.1/10Weak
- 5-year change
- −41%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.8×the Hinckley and Bosworth average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Market Bosworth.
Crime over 5 years
Down 41% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Market Bosworth, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.8× the Hinckley and Bosworth average (0.6× the England and Wales average). 47 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 49% of the harm here
- Burglary: 32% of the harm here
- Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into): 6% of the harm here
Anti-social behaviour: 3.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Hinckley and Bosworth (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Hinckley and Bosworth council area, not only Market Bosworth. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 199 | 1.7 | Up 6% |
| Cars broken into | 204 | 1.7 | Down 38% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 358 | 3.1 | Up 21% |
| Burglary of homes | 231 | 2.0 | Down 16% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in CV13
In CV13, the postcode district at the centre of Market Bosworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 232 | 4% | 12% | 68% | 12% | 4% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 56 | 4% | 9% | 21% | 66% | 0% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 3% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Road collisions
Hinckley and Bosworth, 2023 to 2025: 114 road collisions a year with someone hurt, 38 of them with someone killed or seriously injured. 13 collisions were fatal in those 3 years.
1.0 a year per 1,000 residents (Great Britain 1.5). 34% of them killed or seriously injured someone (Great Britain 26%).
Collisions on public roads that the police recorded where someone was hurt, counted where they happened, so busy through roads and town centres with few residents come out high. Serious and slight use the Department for Transport's adjusted severity, comparable between police forces. Source: Department for Transport road casualty statistics (STATS19), Open Government Licence v3.0.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.0 |
| Burglary | 6.2 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 14.8 |
| Drugs | 1.0 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.0 |
| Other theft | 5.1 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.1 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 8.0 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 5.5 |
| Public order | 4.3 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.2 |
| Shoplifting | 0.8 |
Postcode districts in Market Bosworth
Nearby towns
Council: Hinckley and Bosworth
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Questions about crime in Market Bosworth
- Is Market Bosworth a safe place to live?
- Market Bosworth scores 7 out of 10 for safety (low crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.8 times the Hinckley and Bosworth average.
- Is crime going up or down in Market Bosworth?
- Down 41% over 5 years, from 100 recorded crimes a year to 59.
- What is the most common crime in Market Bosworth?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 15 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Market Bosworth compare with Hinckley and Bosworth?
- Crime severity in Market Bosworth is 0.8 times the Hinckley and Bosworth average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Market Bosworth?
- In CV13, the postcode district at the centre of Market Bosworth, 5% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 38% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Market Bosworth?
- In Hinckley and Bosworth, the council area Market Bosworth is in, the police recorded 199 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.7 per 1,000 residents, up 6% on the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Market Bosworth?
- 358 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Hinckley and Bosworth, the council area Market Bosworth is in, 3.1 per 1,000 residents, 0.6 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Market Bosworth last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Hinckley and Bosworth, the council area Market Bosworth is in, against 0 the year before.