Total Crime Rate

246.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 246.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 106.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 65.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.5 7/10
  • Public order 25.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Burglary 15.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 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

Knipton Drive area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre , and the 34th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Knipton Drive (LE11 4ER) in the last 12 months was 246.9 per 1,000 residents and was 288.4% higher than the Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre average (63.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 65.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knipton Drive (LE11 4ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Crosswood Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Old Ashby Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knipton Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Wilstone Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sharpley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crosswood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Ashby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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