Total Crime Rate

73.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 73.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westleigh Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 74th highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

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 Westleigh Road (LE2 9TP) in the last 12 months was 73.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.4% lower than the Blaby average (75.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westleigh Road (LE2 9TP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Richmond Drive, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Westleigh Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westleigh Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Knightsbridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oakleigh Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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