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

William 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 William Close (LE67 6DF) 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 William Close (LE67 6DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Farley Crescent, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pike Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in William Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Pike Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Farley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mary Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Penistone Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Farley Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farley Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Farley Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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