Total Crime Rate

182.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 182.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 77.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.0 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.6 8/10
  • Public order 21.6 9/10
  • Burglary 15.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Highway Road 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 Highway Road (LE4 8FR) 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 Highway Road (LE4 8FR), the main crime hotspot is near Checkland Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 46 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Highway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Charnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checkland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Checkland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Checkland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Checkland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Checkland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checkland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checkland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Checkland Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hillcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Charnwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Checkland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Checkland Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Field Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Barkby Thorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkby Thorpe Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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