Total Crime Rate

38.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 38.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Ratcliffe Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Sileby & Seagrave , and the 220th 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 Ratcliffe Road (LE12 7PZ) in the last 12 months was 38.7 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% lower than the Sileby & Seagrave average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ratcliffe Road (LE12 7PZ), the main crime hotspot is near Wellbrook Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Ratcliffe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pochin Way —
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Staveley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellbrook Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pochin Way —
Apr 2026Drugs Cemetery Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Butler Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butler Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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