Total Crime Rate
44.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Sycamore Close area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 44 local areas in Syston , and the 238th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Close (LE7 2PY) in the last 12 months was 44.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.8% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 69.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sycamore Close (LE7 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Drive, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beech Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Syston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ash Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Merton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Lime Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Ash Drive | Under investigation |
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