Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.9 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ambleside Drive area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 433rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ambleside Drive (LE2 9FB) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ambleside Drive (LE2 9FB), the main crime hotspot is near Silsden Rise. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 93 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ambleside Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Packhorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Packhorse Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tadcaster Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eamont Close
Sep 2025Public order Cherry Orchard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sturdee Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sturdee Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Epping Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eamont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Eamont Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eamont Close
Sep 2025Other crime Silsden Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ibsley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Ibsley Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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