Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 84.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.6 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Launceston Drive area has the 18th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bardon , and the 93rd 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 Launceston Drive (LE67 2HW) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Launceston Drive (LE67 2HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Manor Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crescent Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Launceston Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Manor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Bracken Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hedge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tavistock Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Launceston Drive Formal action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

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