Total Crime Rate

35.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 35.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.7 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Heron Way area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 58 local areas in Bardon , and the 109th lowest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Heron Way (LE67 4LD) in the last 12 months was 35.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.7% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heron Way (LE67 4LD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Teal Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Summerfield Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Heron Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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