Total Crime Rate

241.1 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 241.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.6 10/10
  • Burglary 27.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.8 10/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 5/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 36th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 High Street (LE7 1GQ) in the last 12 months was 241.1 per 1,000 residents and was 249.1% higher than the Syston average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 106.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (LE7 1GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Brookside. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Brookside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walkers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Walkers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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