Total Crime Rate
122.0 per 1,000
All offences · Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.8 per 1,000
Apr 2025 - Mar 2026Garden 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.
View Crime In Thurmaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | Other crime | Westmoreland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | White Hart Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Old Hall Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Spencer Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Brook Street | — |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Spencer Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Shoplifting | Westmoreland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Other theft | Westmoreland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beverley Close | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Bus/Coach Station | — |
| Mar 2026 | Theft from the person | Garden Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Mar 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westmoreland Avenue | Under investigation |
| Mar 2026 | Public order | Melton Road | Under investigation |
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