Crime Rate in Ashby Woulds, ward

Ashby Woulds has the 15th lowest crime rate of 38 wards in North West Leicestershire district and the 1923rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 184th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Ashby Woulds in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the North West Leicestershire district average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Ashby Woulds’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 11.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Ashby Woulds ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Laud Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.