Crime Rates at Lower Church Street, Ashby-de-la-zouch, LE65 1AB

Lower Church Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 322 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 596.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1595.1% higher than the Ashby Castle average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 61 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 334.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.1% 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 61 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.