Total Crime Rate

316.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 316.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 177.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.7 10/10
  • Public order 23.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Dalkeith Walk area has the highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Thornborough , and the 12th highest crime rate of 322 local areas in North West Leicestershire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dalkeith Walk (LE67 8LF) in the last 12 months was 316.2 per 1,000 residents and was 995.3% higher than the Thornborough average (28.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 205.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 67.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dalkeith Walk (LE67 8LF), the main crime hotspot is near Kelso Court. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dalkeith Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Croft Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelso Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Johnson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Melrose Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heathfield —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heathfield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelso Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelso Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kelso Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kelso Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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