Total Crime Rate

550.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

330.8 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 550.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 330.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 230.8 10/10
  • Public order 96.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 61.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Robbery 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

Lower Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

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 Lower Church Street (LE65 1AB) in the last 12 months was 550.0 per 1,000 residents and was 1259.7% higher than the Ashby Castle average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 60 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 330.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Church Street (LE65 1AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wood Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belvoir Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
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Data Sources

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