Total Crime Rate
29.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckingham Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 41 local areas in Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre , and the 160th lowest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Buckingham Drive (LE11 4UZ) in the last 12 months was 29.2 per 1,000 residents and was 54.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Drive (LE11 4UZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dunholme Avenue, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mildenhall Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Dishley, Hathern & Thorpe Acre| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Seymour Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Coe Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Golding Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swithland Close | — |
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