Total Crime Rate

157.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 93.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • 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

Malvern Crescent area has the 5th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 31st 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 Malvern Crescent (LE65 2HW) in the last 12 months was 157.5 per 1,000 residents and was 347.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 97.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 53.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Malvern Crescent (LE65 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stowe Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Repton Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Malvern Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harrow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downside Drive —
Sep 2025Burglary Downside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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