Official statistics · 16 of 16 measures compare directly
Hinckley and Bosworth and Melton compared
Every measure Civometry publishes for both areas, side by side. Each figure is its publisher’s own for the period named beside it, and the difference between the two is stated in the middle. Neither area is called better: which direction counts as better depends on what you are asking, and the page does not decide that for you. Where the two figures are not comparable — a different period, or nothing published for one side — the row says so instead of showing a difference.
Hinckley and Bosworth
E07000132 · Leicestershire Police
Melton
E07000133 · Leicestershire Police
Getting better or worse
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
The same in both
−1
Civometry calculation on Home Office, ONS, HM Land Registry and MHCLG figures
Population
118,240
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
63,546 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
54,694
ONS: Population estimates for the UK and constituent countries: historical time series
Median annual pay, full-time employees
£35,671
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
£1,771 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
£33,900
ONS: ASHE Table 8.7a: annual gross pay by place of residence
Average house price
£261,584
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
£22,308 more in Melton
£283,892
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
All private rents
£933
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
£137 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
£796
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
All claimants
2.4%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
0.4 percentage points higher in Melton
2.8%
ONS: Claimant count by sex and age (Nomis)
Net international migration
+13
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
56 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
−43
ONS: Components of population change by local authority (ONS mid-year estimates, sheet MYE3)
Band D council tax
£2,383
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
£47 more in Melton
£2,430
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
IMD average score
13.7
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
1.2 more in Melton
14.9
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Income-deprived residents
15.6%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
0.4 percentage points higher in Melton
16.0%
MHCLG: English Indices of Deprivation: local authority district summaries
Recorded crime
65.2
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
0.4 more in Hinckley and Bosworth
64.8
Home Office: data.police.uk street-level crime, cumulative monthly archive
House price to pay ratio
7.3 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
1.1 years more in Melton
8.4 years
HM Land Registry: UK House Price Index: average prices
Annual rent as a share of pay
31.4%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
3.2 percentage points higher in Hinckley and Bosworth
28.2%
ONS: Price Index of Private Rents, UK: monthly price statistics
Band D council tax as a share of pay
6.68%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
0.49 percentage points higher in Melton
7.17%
MHCLG: Council tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027
Mean domestic gas use per meter
11,259
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
146 more in Melton
11,404
DESNZ: Regional and local authority gas consumption statistics
Mean domestic electricity use per meter
3,409
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
218 more in Melton
3,627
DESNZ: Regional and local authority electricity consumption statistics
In one sentence
In the latest published figures, population was 118,240 in Hinckley and Bosworth and 54,694 in Melton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,671 in Hinckley and Bosworth and £33,900 in Melton (2025); and average house price was £261,584 in Hinckley and Bosworth and £283,892 in Melton (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
In the latest published figures, population was 118,240 in Hinckley and Bosworth and 54,694 in Melton (mid-2025); median annual pay, full-time employees was £35,671 in Hinckley and Bosworth and £33,900 in Melton (2025); and average house price was £261,584 in Hinckley and Bosworth and £283,892 in Melton (June 2026). (Civometry, from official statistics; each figure is the publisher's own.)
Recorded crime by category
Offences per 1,000 residents in the 12 months to June 2026, from the same archive and the same window for both areas.
| Category | Hinckley and Bosworth per 1,000 | offences | Melton per 1,000 | offences | E&W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All recorded crime | 65.2 | 7,704 | 64.8 | 3,545 | 97.4 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.3 | 34 | 0.3 | 17 | 0.8 |
| Burglary | 4.0 | 472 | 2.3 | 126 | 3.6 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 6.1 | 723 | 6.1 | 331 | 6.9 |
| Drugs | 1.3 | 154 | 1.9 | 104 | 3.4 |
| Other crime | 1.5 | 175 | 1.3 | 73 | 2.2 |
| Other theft | 4.5 | 530 | 4.6 | 249 | 6.5 |
| Possession of weapons | 0.4 | 43 | 0.6 | 32 | 1.0 |
| Public disorder and weapons | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Public order | 4.9 | 583 | 4.4 | 242 | 6.8 |
| Robbery | 0.3 | 40 | 0.2 | 9 | 1.4 |
| Shoplifting | 3.6 | 427 | 7.6 | 418 | 8.3 |
| Theft from the person | 0.3 | 37 | 0.4 | 21 | 1.7 |
| Vehicle crime | 3.7 | 434 | 2.5 | 139 | 5.0 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 25.6 | 3,030 | 24.3 | 1,329 | 34.7 |
| Violent crime | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
What this comparison rests on
Two figures are only subtracted when they are the same measure over the same period. Populations differ (118,240 and 54,694 residents on the latest estimates used here), so counts are shown alongside rates rather than instead of them. Nothing on this page is weighted, indexed or scored: every difference is one published number minus another, and the rows that cannot be compared say why.