Total Crime Rate

214.7 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 214.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.3 7/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.4 10/10
  • Other theft 20.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 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

Checkland Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 41st highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Checkland Road (LE4 8NZ) in the last 12 months was 214.7 per 1,000 residents and was 146.5% higher than the South Charnwood average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -68.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 67.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Checkland Road (LE4 8NZ), the main crime hotspot is near Checkland Road. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Checkland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Barkby Thorpe Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Charnwood Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Barkby Thorpe Lane Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Petrol Station Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Charnwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charnwood Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Checkland Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Checkland Road —
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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