Total Crime Rate

563.7 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 563.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 271.0 10/10
  • Other theft 89.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.5 10/10
  • Public order 24.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.0 10/10
  • Burglary 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.4 7/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Street area has the highest crime rate of 34 local areas in Glenfield Ellis , and the 2nd 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 West Street (LE3 8DT) in the last 12 months was 563.7 per 1,000 residents and was 613.3% higher than the Glenfield Ellis average (79.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 100 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -81.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 51.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (LE3 8DT), the main crime hotspot is near Sandown Court. Police recorded 161 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sandown Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sandown Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sandown Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sandown Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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