Total Crime Rate

246.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 246.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 51.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 37.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.8 7/10
  • Public order 14.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kevin Wood Close area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 34th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Kevin Wood Close (LE4 3EQ) in the last 12 months was 246.4 per 1,000 residents and was 261.3% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 172.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 68.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kevin Wood Close (LE4 3EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Field Leys Way. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kevin Wood Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Lawnhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birstall Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Field Leys Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Leys Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravel Pit Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Dawes Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawnhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Birstall Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birstall Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meer End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nine Riggs Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meer End Under investigation
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Data Sources

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