Total Crime Rate

164.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 164.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 63.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.3 7/10
  • Public order 22.2 9/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Market Place area has the highest crime rate of 22 local areas in Broom Leys , and the 30th highest crime rate of 323 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Market Place (LE67 5DT) in the last 12 months was 164.6 per 1,000 residents and was 214.0% higher than the Broom Leys average (52.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 63.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (LE67 5DT), the main crime hotspot is near Pares Close. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Silver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Market Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pares Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pares Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Vicarage Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Market Place —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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