Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 29.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 17.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 1.7 1/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.7 1/10
  • Other crime 1.7 1/10
  • Public order 1.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Woodlands area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 90th lowest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Woodlands (LE8 5RU) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Woodlands (LE8 5RU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadfield Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broomleys (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Woodlands area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maurice Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Broadfield Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherrytree Close Further action is not in the public interest
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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