Total Crime Rate
109.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Grove Road 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 Grove Road (LE8 4DH) 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 Grove Road (LE8 4DH), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Court. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Blaby| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dovedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretton Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Dovedale Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Dovedale Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Keswick Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stretton Court | Under investigation |
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