Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 87.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.2 8/10
  • Public order 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 1.7 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

Wood Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Daleacre Hill , and the 87th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wood Drive (DE74 2AA) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% lower than the Daleacre Hill average (120.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wood Drive (DE74 2AA), the main crime hotspot is near Wood Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffares Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Side Ley Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jeffares Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Side Ley Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wyvelle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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