Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Chestnuts area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 289 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 Chestnuts (LE8 5TL) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 72.3% lower than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Chestnuts (LE8 5TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Avenue, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elizabeth Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in The Chestnuts area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leopold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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