Total Crime Rate

35.6 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 35.6 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Public order 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

Fair Isle Way area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 116th lowest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fair Isle Way (LE8 5WX) in the last 12 months was 35.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fair Isle Way (LE8 5WX), 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 Fair Isle Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Brook Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Central Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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