Total Crime Rate

47.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 47.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Dalby Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 252nd lowest crime rate of 552 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 Dalby Avenue (LE4 4FQ) in the last 12 months was 47.2 per 1,000 residents and was 25.4% lower than the Birstall East & Wanlip average (63.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalby Avenue (LE4 4FQ), 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.

Crime Over Time in Dalby Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wanlip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malling Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Monarch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wanlip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laxton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Wanlip Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Myrtle Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Windmill Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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