Total Crime Rate

146.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 146.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 37.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 30.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lawson Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Sileby & Seagrave , and the 79th 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 Lawson Close (LE12 7SR) in the last 12 months was 146.2 per 1,000 residents and was 90.0% higher than the Sileby & Seagrave average (77.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 8.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lawson Close (LE12 7SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cygnet Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Mary'S Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Lawson Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Cygnet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cygnet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cygnet Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Avenue Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swan Street —
Apr 2026Public order Chaplin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Old Tannery Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Tannery Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moir Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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