Total Crime Rate

32.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 32.5 3/10
  • Violent crimes 13.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.6 4/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Whissendine Way area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 43 local areas in Syston , and the 182nd lowest 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 Whissendine Way (LE7 2HL) in the last 12 months was 32.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.7% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 13.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Whissendine Way (LE7 2HL), 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 Whissendine Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Empingham Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Greetham Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Langham Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Langham Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linacre Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loddington Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolfson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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