Total Crime Rate

103.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

63.5 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 103.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 63.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Preston Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 127th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Preston Close (LE7 1AE) in the last 12 months was 103.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% higher than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 63.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Preston Close (LE7 1AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Walkers Way (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Preston Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broad Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brook Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dudley Whenham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Peter'S Street —
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Data Sources

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