Total Crime Rate

120.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

57.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 120.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 57.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Front Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Front Street (LE4 4DP) in the last 12 months was 120.7 per 1,000 residents and was 90.6% higher than the Birstall East & Wanlip average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 57.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Front Street (LE4 4DP), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Front Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beechfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Front Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order School Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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