Total Crime Rate

167.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.7 9/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Other crime 4.5 6/10
  • Other theft 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Grange Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 16th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Grange Drive (LE8 6JR) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 196.2% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 95.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Drive (LE8 6JR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albert Court, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Spire Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spire Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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