Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 4/10
  • 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
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

Hoffler Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 139th highest 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 Hoffler Close (LE8 5XS) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hoffler Close (LE8 5XS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadfield Way, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Benskyn Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hoffler Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoffler Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Broadfield Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hoffler Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clarke Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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