Total Crime Rate
167.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
77.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Woodgon Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Anstey , and the 62nd 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 Woodgon Road (LE7 7ER) in the last 12 months was 167.3 per 1,000 residents and was 178.7% higher than the Anstey average (60.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 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 ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Woodgon Road (LE7 7ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Nook, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Anstey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hooks Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Stadon Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charnwood Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hooks Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nook | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Nook | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | The Nook | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | George Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | George Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | James Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Highfield Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Link Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Paper Mill Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dalby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Link Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hollow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ellis Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Ashfield Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hurds Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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