Total Crime Rate

151.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 151.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.8 8/10
  • Public order 8.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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

Chester Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 18th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

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 Chester Road (LE8 4HA) in the last 12 months was 151.3 per 1,000 residents and was 105.5% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 116.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chester Road (LE8 4HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hospital Lane, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Winchester Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Maple Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Oaks Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saville Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Saxon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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