Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Station Road area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 61st 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 Station Road (LE8 5TD) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Road (LE8 5TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Vineries, where police recorded 6 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.
View Crime In Countesthorpe| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Chestnut Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Maurice Drive | Under investigation |
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