Markfield & Thornton
Middle areaNorth east Hinckley and Bosworth. 9,163 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 33 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 52% of people in Markfield & Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Markfield & Thornton
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markfield & Thornton at a rate of 58.5 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 | 210 |
| Other crime | 108 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 96 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 40 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 31 |
| Drug offences | 7 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Markfield & Thornton compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Markfield & Thornton safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Markfield & Thornton at a rate of 58.5 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, 51 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Markfield & Thornton.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (210), other crime (108) and anti-social behaviour (96).
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 Markfield & Thornton alone. See Hinckley and Bosworth
Markfield & Thornton in brief
The median price paid for a home in Markfield & Thornton was £275,000 in 2025.
Markfield & Thornton had 9,064 usual residents at the census.
About 52% of people in Markfield & Thornton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Markfield & Thornton, 58.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.