Total Crime Rate

33.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 33.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 15.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.5 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chester Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 31 local areas in Loughborough Southfields , and the 193rd lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Chester Close (LE11 3BD) in the last 12 months was 33.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.4% lower than the Loughborough Southfields average (155.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 15.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Close (LE11 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hickling Court, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingfisher Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Storer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hastings Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Union Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hickling Court —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hickling Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hastings Street —
Apr 2026Public order Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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