Total Crime Rate

289.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 76.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.0 9/10
  • Public order 18.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.7 8/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 4th highest crime rate of 288 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 Cambridge Road (LE8 6LF) in the last 12 months was 289.4 per 1,000 residents and was 426.0% higher than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 117.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 63.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (LE8 6LF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Muntjack Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Henson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Henson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anna'S Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anna'S Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Anna'S Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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