Total Crime Rate

495.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.6 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 495.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 235.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 78.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Other theft 43.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.3 9/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Barrows Lane area has the highest crime rate of 33 local areas in Glenfield Ellis , and the 3rd highest crime rate of 288 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 Barrows Lane (LE3 8DR) in the last 12 months was 495.9 per 1,000 residents and was 609.9% higher than the Glenfield Ellis average (69.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 87 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 35.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 78.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 6.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barrows Lane (LE3 8DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Maltings, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barrows Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millers Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Maltings Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order The Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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