Total Crime Rate
386.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brookfield Street area has the highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 16th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .
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 Brookfield Street (LE7 2AD) in the last 12 months was 386.0 per 1,000 residents and was 473.9% higher than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 73 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brookfield Street (LE7 2AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 116 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.
View Crime In Syston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Brookfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Oxford Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Albert Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Stiles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albion Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Merton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brookfield Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | The Stiles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | The Stiles | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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