Total Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 39.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.6 9/10
  • Public order 8.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Whinchat Court area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Appleby , and the 122nd lowest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Whinchat Court (DE12 7GN) in the last 12 months was 39.7 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% lower than the Appleby average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 17.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whinchat Court (DE12 7GN), the main crime hotspot is near Eagle Close. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whinchat Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wigeon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Skylark Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Siskin Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Tennyson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eagle Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buzzard Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wigeon Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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