Total Crime Rate

162.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.1 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 162.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.3 8/10
  • Other theft 49.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 38.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Wallace Healey Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 65th 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 Wallace Healey Close (LE7 2FQ) in the last 12 months was 162.3 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% higher than the South Charnwood average (86.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 31 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 ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -27.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 38.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wallace Healey Close (LE7 2FQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Melton Road, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Drovers Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Wallace Healey Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brighton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Melton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Melton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tentercroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cornfield Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tentercroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alfred Belshaw Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Drovers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Drovers Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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