Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 49.2 5/10
  • Violent crimes 15.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Shoplifting 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Forest Close area has the 21st highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Ashby Castle , and the 160th highest crime rate of 323 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 Forest Close (LE65 2RE) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 21.5% higher than the Ashby Castle average (40.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 15.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 170.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forest Close (LE65 2RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Westfields Terrace, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atkinson Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Forest Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westfields Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oundle Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westfields Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Betts Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Thompson Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westfields Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Westfields Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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