Crime Rates at Poppy Close, Coalville, LE67 4AX

Poppy Close area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bardon , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Poppy Close (LE67 4AX) in the last 12 months was 28.0 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poppy Close (LE67 4AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near John Cooper Way, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooker Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.