Total Crime Rate

53.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.1 2/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Drive area has the 9th highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Forest Bradgate , and the 270th highest crime rate of 553 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 The Drive (LE12 8RE) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% higher than the Forest Bradgate average (50.3 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 , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 162.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Drive (LE12 8RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Rock Close, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maplewell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nanhill Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Rock Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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