Total Crime Rate

112.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 112.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Drugs 3.6 4/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gorse Lane area has the highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Ashby Woulds , and the 50th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gorse Lane (DE12 6DH) in the last 12 months was 112.7 per 1,000 residents and was 172.9% higher than the Ashby Woulds average (41.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 54.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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