Total Crime Rate

329.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 329.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 113.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 69.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.3 8/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Waterworks Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Bardon , and the 11th 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 Waterworks Road (LE67 4HZ) in the last 12 months was 329.1 per 1,000 residents and was 333.4% higher than the Bardon average (75.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 113.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 91.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waterworks Road (LE67 4HZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kay Close, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Avenue (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Waterworks Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brouder Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardon Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bardon Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bardon Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Brooker Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kay Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brouder Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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