Crime Rate in Valley, ward

Valley has the 16th lowest crime rate of 38 wards in North West Leicestershire district and the 2163rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 211th lowest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Valley in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 40.4% lower than the North West Leicestershire district average (76.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Valley’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 80.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 63 (≈ 21.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Valley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Forrester Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.