Total Crime Rate

337.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 337.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 135.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.3 9/10
  • Public order 22.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Robbery 7.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 6th 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 Cambridge Road (LE8 6LH) in the last 12 months was 337.0 per 1,000 residents and was 496.2% 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 Shoplifting with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 311.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 124.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 95.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Road (LE8 6LH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunter Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Henson Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Henson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henson Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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