Total Crime Rate

160.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 160.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 77.8 9/10
  • Other theft 38.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 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
  • 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

Watchcrete Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 54 local areas in South Charnwood , and the 73rd highest crime rate of 553 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 Watchcrete Avenue (LE7 3FY) in the last 12 months was 160.6 per 1,000 residents and was 84.3% higher than the South Charnwood average (87.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 327.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 29.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watchcrete Avenue (LE7 3FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Link Road, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsden Avenue (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Watchcrete Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Willowbrook Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Marsden Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Ridings Under investigation
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Data Sources

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