Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Christopher Close area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 36 local areas in Ellistown & Battleflat , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 322 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 Christopher Close (LE67 6AE) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 57.1% lower than the Ellistown & Battleflat average (87.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Christopher Close (LE67 6AE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Christopher Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Costello Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costello Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costello Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Costello Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wellington Court —
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Data Sources

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