Total Crime Rate
37.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crescent Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bardon , and the 114th lowest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Crescent Road (LE67 2BD) in the last 12 months was 37.5 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% lower than the Bardon average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 33.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Crescent Road (LE67 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Walter Handford Close. Police recorded 47 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Bardon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Bracken Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Walter Handford Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Breach Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burgess Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Burgess Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Burgess Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burgess Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tavistock Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Launceston Drive | Formal action is not in the public interest |
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