Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Allington Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 153rd 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 Allington Drive (LE4 4FB) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Allington Drive (LE4 4FB), the main crime hotspot is near Blenheim Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Windmill Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Wanlip Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Blenheim Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Monarch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laxton Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Malling Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wanlip Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Myrtle Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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