Total Crime Rate

264.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

110.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 264.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 110.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 94.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Burglary 31.6 10/10
  • Other theft 19.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Upper Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 29th highest crime rate of 552 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 Upper Church Street (LE7 1HR) in the last 12 months was 264.8 per 1,000 residents and was 293.8% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 110.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Church Street (LE7 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Clumber Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Upper Church Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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