Total Crime Rate

100.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 100.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 68.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.0 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Ford Close area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 391st highest crime rate of 942 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 Ford Close (LE2 9LT) in the last 12 months was 100.0 per 1,000 residents and was 30.3% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ford Close (LE2 9LT), the main crime hotspot is near Bradshaw Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ford Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sturdee Green Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ebchester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Keswick Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ambleside Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnett Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bradshaw Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradshaw Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bradshaw Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bradshaw Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caversham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sturdee Green —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Keswick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ford Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hall Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ambleside Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Autumn Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambleside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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