Total Crime Rate

95.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 95.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Other theft 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Laithwaite Close area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 435th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Laithwaite Close (LE4 1BX) in the last 12 months was 95.2 per 1,000 residents and was 32.4% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 35.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 47.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Laithwaite Close (LE4 1BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mellion Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Riding (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Laithwaite Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Threadgold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Swallowdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paterson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Poppins
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaumont Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithwaite Close

Data Sources

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