Total Crime Rate
81.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Forest Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bardon , and the 93rd 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 Road (LE67 3SJ) in the last 12 months was 81.7 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Bardon average (70.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 42.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Forest Road (LE67 3SJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Road, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wortley Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Hugglescote St John's| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Prince Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wortley Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wortley Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bakewell Street | Under investigation |
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