Total Crime Rate
81.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Dukes Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 178th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dukes Close (LE4 8EY) in the last 12 months was 81.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.3% lower than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dukes Close (LE4 8EY), 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 | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Charnwood Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Hill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Thorndale Road | Under investigation |
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