Total Crime Rate

551.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 551.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 168.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 107.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.7 10/10
  • Other theft 61.7 10/10
  • Public order 53.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 45.3 10/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.2 8/10
  • Robbery 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Shakespeare Close area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

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 Shakespeare Close (LE3 2SX) in the last 12 months was 551.4 per 1,000 residents and was 599.5% higher than the Braunstone Millfield average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 234.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shakespeare Close (LE3 2SX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Shakespeare Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Welcombe Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Midhurst Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Burglary Lubbesthorpe Bridle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shakespeare Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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