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Hinckley Central

Middle area

South Hinckley and Bosworth. 9,203 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.8 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Hinckley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£205,000
Joint 1,588th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,117
Joint 1,995th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
91.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Hinckley Central

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hinckley Central at a rate of 146.9 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.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences543
Other crime231
Anti-social behaviour164
Criminal damage and arson122
Shoplifting119
Burglary73
Vehicle crime44
Drug offences39
Robbery13
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Hinckley Central compares

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Median sale price14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Hinckley and Bosworth14 areas from £205,000 to £357,500. The middle area is £282,000. Hinckley Central is £205,000.
£205,000cheapest
Population14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2021
Population: every middle area in Hinckley and Bosworth14 areas from 5,324 to 10,630. The middle area is 8,776. Hinckley Central is 9,117.
9,1175th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Hinckley and Bosworth14 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Hinckley Central is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage14 middle areas, Hinckley and Bosworth · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Hinckley and Bosworth14 areas from 47.0% to 97.1%. The middle area is 92.7%. Hinckley Central is 91.7%.
91.7%7th lowest

Is Hinckley Central safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hinckley Central at a rate of 146.9 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, 107 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hinckley Central.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (543), other crime (231) and anti-social behaviour (164).

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 Hinckley Central alone. See Hinckley and Bosworth

Average house price
£258,960
Down 0.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£35,671
84th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
7.3×
Joint 172nd least affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
13.7
73rd least deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Hinckley Central in brief

The median price paid for a home in Hinckley Central was £205,000 in 2025.

Hinckley Central had 9,117 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Hinckley Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Hinckley Central, 91.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.