Total Crime Rate

129.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 129.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Public order 7.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Other theft 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Leicester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Appleby , and the 46th highest crime rate of 322 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 Leicester Road (DE12 7JG) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 176.7% higher than the Appleby average (46.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 450.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (DE12 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Leicester Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Lakins (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lakins —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lakins —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Leicester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Lakins —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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