Total Crime Rate

498.4 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 498.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 385.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.4 7/10
  • Public order 25.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.7 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

The Bank area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 4th 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 The Bank (LE8 5RL) in the last 12 months was 498.4 per 1,000 residents and was 781.8% higher than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 120 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Bank (LE8 5RL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Church Street, where police recorded 123 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Peatling Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Bank area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbroke Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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