Total Crime Rate

45.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.8 2/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Amersham Way area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Appleby , and the 144th 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 Amersham Way (DE12 7PD) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 3.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Amersham Way (DE12 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near Bodkin Row. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Amersham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Windsor Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Rowan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodkin Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bodkin Row Under investigation
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Data Sources

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