Crime Rates at Beaver Close, Whetstone, Leicester, LE8 6ZX

Beaver Close area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 98th lowest crime rate of 288 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 Beaver Close (LE8 6ZX) in the last 12 months was 31.8 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Cosby & South Whetstone average (55.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaver Close (LE8 6ZX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hunter Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Meteor Way (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.