Total Crime Rate

57.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 57.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Saxon Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 105th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

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 Saxon Gardens (LE8 4FY) in the last 12 months was 57.2 per 1,000 residents and was 22.3% lower than the Blaby average (73.7 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Saxon Gardens (LE8 4FY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Saxon Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Dovedale Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hazlemere Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Dovedale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dovedale Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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