Total Crime Rate
122.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Meadow Lane area has the 10th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bardon , and the 50th 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 Meadow Lane (LE67 4DN) in the last 12 months was 122.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 64.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Meadow Lane (LE67 4DN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linford Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Bardon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perran Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Linford Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nelson Fields | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Perran Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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