Total Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Highgate Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Sileby & Seagrave , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 553 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 Highgate Road (LE12 7PP) in the last 12 months was 38.6 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% lower than the Sileby & Seagrave average (79.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highgate Road (LE12 7PP), the main crime hotspot is near Cygnet Close. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highgate Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Storer Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cemetery Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cygnet Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Gregory'S Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cygnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cygnet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cygnet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wellbrook Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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