Total Crime Rate

28.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 28.5 3/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Leicester Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 73rd lowest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (LE65 1DF) in the last 12 months was 28.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.0% lower than the Ashby Castle average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (LE65 1DF), the main crime hotspot is near Range Road. Police recorded 15 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 Leicester Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kente Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hungerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Range Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Grove Under investigation

Data Sources

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