Total Crime Rate

146.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.9 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 146.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 48.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barkby Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 78th 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 Barkby Road (LE7 2AG) in the last 12 months was 146.6 per 1,000 residents and was 118.0% higher than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkby Road (LE7 2AG), the main crime hotspot is near Walkers Way. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Barkby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upper Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oxford Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Brookfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albion Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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