Total Crime Rate
10.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Yew Close area has the lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Kirby Muxloe , and the 19th lowest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Yew Close (LE3 3AR) in the last 12 months was 10.1 per 1,000 residents and was 78.0% lower than the Kirby Muxloe average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Yew Close (LE3 3AR), the main crime hotspot is near Teviot Drive. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Teviot Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farrar Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Teviot Drive | Under investigation |
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