Total Crime Rate

71.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

47.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 71.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 47.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Greetham Way area has the 20th highest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 210th highest crime rate of 552 local areas in Charnwood .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greetham Way (LE7 2DB) in the last 12 months was 71.6 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Syston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 47.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greetham Way (LE7 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Langham Close, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Empingham Drive (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Greetham Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolfson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greetham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linacre Crescent —
Apr 2026Other crime Langham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Langham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Cottesmore Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hallaton Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empingham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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