Total Crime Rate

63.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 63.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cottage Farm Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 87th highest crime rate of 289 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 Cottage Farm Close (LE3 2XZ) in the last 12 months was 63.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 43.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cottage Farm Close (LE3 2XZ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cottage Farm Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosse Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Southside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Farmway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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