Total Crime Rate

122.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

Apr 2025 - Mar 2026
Latest update: 03.05.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Garden Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 105th highest 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 Garden Street (LE4 8DS) in the last 12 months was 122.0 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% higher than the South Charnwood average (89.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 48.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garden Street (LE4 8DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westmoreland Avenue, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brook Street (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Garden Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Mar 2026Other crime Westmoreland Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Public order White Hart Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Old Hall Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Spencer Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Spencer Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Shoplifting Westmoreland Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Other theft Westmoreland Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Violence and sexual offences Beverley Close Under investigation
Mar 2026Anti-social behaviour Bus/Coach Station
Mar 2026Theft from the person Garden Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Mar 2026Criminal damage and arson Westmoreland Avenue Under investigation
Mar 2026Public order Melton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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