Total Crime Rate

225.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 225.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 47.2 9/10
  • Public order 36.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.6 10/10
  • Burglary 16.7 10/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 5.6 4/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Home Close area has the highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 10th 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 Home Close (LE8 4GE) in the last 12 months was 225.0 per 1,000 residents and was 205.5% higher 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 111.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Home Close (LE8 4GE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Home Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Leicester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Laurel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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