Crime Rate in Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe, ward

Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe has the 5th highest crime rate of 17 wards in Blaby district and the 3257th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 300th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Blaby district average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 190 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 254 (≈ 29.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Leicester Forest & Lubbesthorpe ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Kirby Lane, with 41 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Inver Road (21 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.