Total Crime Rate

83.6 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 83.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Stowe Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 94th 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 Stowe Close (LE65 2NY) in the last 12 months was 83.6 per 1,000 residents and was 137.7% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 55.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stowe Close (LE65 2NY), the main crime hotspot is near Stowe Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stowe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ash Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Millfield Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Dairy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Radley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Drew Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Downside Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stowe Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stowe Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Downside Drive

Data Sources

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