Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026King Richards Hill area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Broom Leys , and the 18th 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 King Richards Hill (LE67 5BT) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 75.2% lower than the Broom Leys average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around King Richards Hill (LE67 5BT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loughborough Road (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Vicarage Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Loughborough Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Templars Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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