Total Crime Rate

76.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 76.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 39.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
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

Desford Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fosse Normanton , and the 65th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Desford Road (LE9 2BB) in the last 12 months was 76.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.2% higher than the Fosse Normanton average (36.2 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 , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 128.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 72.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desford Road (LE9 2BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Howards Court, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Vicarage Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Desford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Glenfield Lane Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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