Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Drugs 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Elizabeth Close area has the 28th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 134th lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elizabeth Close (LE8 5UY) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 42.9% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 27.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elizabeth Close (LE8 5UY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Buckingham Road, where police recorded 7 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 Elizabeth Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ladbroke Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Edgeley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elizabeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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