Total Crime Rate

52.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 52.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other theft 3.3 3/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ruthyn Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 157th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ruthyn Close (LE65 1FU) in the last 12 months was 52.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 29.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 376.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ruthyn Close (LE65 1FU), the main crime hotspot is near Hungerford Close. Police recorded 5 crimes here, including 4 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ruthyn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hungerford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flora Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kente Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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