Total Crime Rate

213.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 213.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 89.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Public order 24.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.3 8/10
  • Other theft 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Knights Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 42nd 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 Knights Close (LE4 8EW) in the last 12 months was 213.0 per 1,000 residents and was 144.4% higher than the South Charnwood average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 58.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 87.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Close (LE4 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Charnwood Avenue. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ashfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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