Total Crime Rate
193.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chelker Way area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre , and the 50th highest crime rate of 553 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 Chelker Way (LE11 4SX) in the last 12 months was 193.8 per 1,000 residents and was 217.7% higher than the Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre average (61.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chelker Way (LE11 4SX), the main crime hotspot is near Hermitage Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Wilstone Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hermitage Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hermitage Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knipton Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Crosswood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Barden Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosswood Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crosswood Close | — |
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