Total Crime Rate
22.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Croft area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 65th lowest crime rate of 323 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 The Croft (LE65 1FP) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% lower than the Ashby Castle average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Croft (LE65 1FP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moleyns Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clarence Place (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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