Crime Rate in North Whetstone, ward

North Whetstone has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 wards in Blaby district and the 2778th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 282nd lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in North Whetstone in the last 12 months was 51.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% lower than the Blaby district average (71.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, North Whetstone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 141 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 171 (≈ 26.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the North Whetstone ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Elizabeth Gardens, with 23 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Meteor Way (16 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.