Total Crime Rate

92.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 92.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Discovery Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 79th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Discovery Way (LE65 1DU) in the last 12 months was 92.9 per 1,000 residents and was 164.2% higher than the Ashby Castle average (35.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Discovery Way (LE65 1DU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Discovery Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Resolution Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Resolution Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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