Total Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.5 9/10
  • Drugs 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.6 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Meadway area has the 15th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Birstall East & Wanlip , and the 277th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Meadway (LE4 4NG) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadway (LE4 4NG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Paget Avenue, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Birch Tree Avenue (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Paget Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Meadway —
Sep 2025Public order Northfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sibson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hill Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Paget Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birch Tree Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birch Tree Avenue —
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Data Sources

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