Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.6 9/10
  • Other theft 18.2 9/10
  • Public order 15.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 10.4 9/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Gamble Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 104th 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 Gamble Close (LE7 2BT) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 80.5% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gamble Close (LE7 2BT), 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 Gamble 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 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
Sep 2025Public order Quenby Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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