Total Crime Rate

60.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 25.3 5/10
  • Burglary 20.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Brook Court area has the 14th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 91st highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brook Court (LE8 5QE) in the last 12 months was 60.6 per 1,000 residents and was 10.2% higher 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brook Court (LE8 5QE), the main crime hotspot is near Church Street. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Countesthorpe

Crime Over Time in Brook Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Mull Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ladbroke Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hazelbank Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leicester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ladbroke Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Church Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Main Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Stanyon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 13 of 13

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑