Total Crime Rate
46.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Park Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Cosby & South Whetstone , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 289 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 Park Road (LE9 1RN) in the last 12 months was 46.7 per 1,000 residents and was 17.4% 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 Shoplifting with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Park Road (LE9 1RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near White Barn Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cosby & South Whetstone| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White Barn Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bradbury Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Countesthorpe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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