Total Crime Rate

141.5 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 141.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 75.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.7 7/10
  • Public order 18.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Scouting Way area has the 5th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Blaby , and the 20th 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 Scouting Way (LE8 4JB) in the last 12 months was 141.5 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% higher than the Blaby average (73.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 56.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scouting Way (LE8 4JB), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 23 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 Scouting Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Roper Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wykeham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Saville Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Scouting Way —
Sep 2025Other crime Roper Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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