Desford & Newbold Verdon
Middle areaEast Hinckley and Bosworth. 9,378 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 44 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Desford & Newbold Verdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Desford & Newbold Verdon
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Desford & Newbold Verdon at a rate of 62.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 214 |
| Other crime | 98 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 95 |
| Shoplifting | 52 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 50 |
| Burglary | 40 |
| Vehicle crime | 23 |
| Drug offences | 9 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Desford & Newbold Verdon compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Desford & Newbold Verdon safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Desford & Newbold Verdon at a rate of 62.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.5 per 1,000 people across Hinckley and Bosworth.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 77 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Desford & Newbold Verdon.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (214), other crime (98) and anti-social behaviour (95).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Hinckley and Bosworth
These figures are published for the whole of Hinckley and Bosworth, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Hinckley and Bosworth and not Desford & Newbold Verdon alone. See Hinckley and Bosworth
Desford & Newbold Verdon in brief
The median price paid for a home in Desford & Newbold Verdon was £289,500 in 2025.
Desford & Newbold Verdon had 8,874 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Desford & Newbold Verdon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Desford & Newbold Verdon, 78.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.