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

Birstall Meadow Road 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 Birstall Meadow Road (LE4 3NF) 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 Birstall Meadow Road (LE4 3NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nine Leys Square, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dawes Meadow Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Birstall Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meer End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Dawes Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brockington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Birstall Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birstall Meadow Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Birstall Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meer End Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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