Total Crime Rate
15.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Ludlam Close area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 37th lowest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Ludlam Close (LE8 5BY) in the last 12 months was 15.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.8% lower than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 7.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Ludlam Close (LE8 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadfield Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hoffler Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Countesthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Martha Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Broadfield Way | — |
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