Total Crime Rate

141.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 141.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.4 9/10
  • Public order 30.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Orchard Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 87th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Orchard Road (LE4 4GE) in the last 12 months was 141.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.0% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 74.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orchard Road (LE4 4GE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meadow Lane (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Orchard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Blenheim Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blenheim Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blenheim Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Lambourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Meadow Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadow Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orchard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Monarch Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Worcester Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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