Total Crime Rate

367.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

164.6 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 367.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 164.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 88.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 63.3 10/10
  • Other crime 31.7 10/10
  • Public order 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Waterworks Road area has the highest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bardon , and the 10th 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 Waterworks Road (LE67 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 367.1 per 1,000 residents and was 424.7% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 164.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Road (LE67 4HZ), the main crime hotspot is near Kay Close. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Waterworks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooker Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kay Close —
Apr 2026Public order Kay Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flannagan Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flannagan Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bardon Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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