Total Crime Rate
182.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Knights Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 51st highest crime rate of 552 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 182.1 per 1,000 residents and was 111.6% higher than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 28.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knights Close (LE4 8EW), the main crime hotspot is near Charnwood Avenue. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thurmaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorndale Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
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