Total Crime Rate

95.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 2/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Covert Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 145th 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 Covert Close (LE7 1YH) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -54.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Covert Close (LE7 1YH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glebe Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Covert Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Covert Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Glebe Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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