Total Crime Rate

104.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Public order 17.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Abbey Drive area has the 7th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 65th 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 Abbey Drive (LE65 2LE) in the last 12 months was 104.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.8% 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Brick Kiln Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Newton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Highfields Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Abbey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Atkinson Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Westfields Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newton Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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