Total Crime Rate

13.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 13.3 1/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lime Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lime Close (LE7 2AZ) in the last 12 months was 13.3 per 1,000 residents and was 80.7% lower than the Syston average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 54.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lime Close (LE7 2AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cambridge Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lime Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookfield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Quenby Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wreake Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft The Stiles Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Cambridge Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brians Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Merton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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