Total Crime Rate

467.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 467.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 144.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 110.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 98.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.1 10/10
  • Other theft 67.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.6 10/10
  • Public order 24.6 10/10
  • Drugs 9.2 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Whetstone Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Coalville East , and the 6th highest crime rate of 323 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 Whetstone Drive (LE67 3AN) in the last 12 months was 467.7 per 1,000 residents and was 582.9% higher than the Coalville East average (68.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 110.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whetstone Drive (LE67 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Wortley Close. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Whetstone Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bakewell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Speedwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wortley Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wortley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Garden Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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