Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 45.7 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Watermead Way area has the 19th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Watermead Way (LE4 3BX) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% lower than the Birstall East & Wanlip average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 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 ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -45.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watermead Way (LE4 3BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bunting Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sandpit Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watermead Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meer End Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meer End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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