Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Public order 11.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Northdown Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 57th 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 Northdown Drive (LE4 8HQ) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 100.8% higher 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -60.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northdown Drive (LE4 8HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Offranville Close. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Northdown Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Offranville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marsh Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Offranville Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Southdown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southdown Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patterdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parkdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Owen Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trevino Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Floyd Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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