Total Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Dale Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 196th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dale Close (LE4 3LE) in the last 12 months was 36.5 per 1,000 residents and was 46.5% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dale Close (LE4 3LE), 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 Dale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gravel Pit Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Field Leys Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Field Leys Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nine Riggs Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nine Riggs Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Lawnhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Lawnhurst Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Avenue —
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Data Sources

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