Total Crime Rate

13.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sweethill area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Ashby Woulds , and the 24th lowest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sweethill (DE12 6EL) in the last 12 months was 13.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% lower than the Ashby Woulds average (43.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -69.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sweethill (DE12 6EL), the main crime hotspot is near De Ruthyn Close, with 5 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sweethill area

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Data Sources

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