Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 37.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.8 5/10
  • Public order 6.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 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

Ridley Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 35th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ridley Close (LE8 4AW) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.2% higher than the Blaby average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ridley Close (LE8 4AW), the main crime hotspot is near Grove Road. Police recorded 8 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ridley Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simpson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Keswick Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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