Total Crime Rate

103.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 103.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 64.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.8 9/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Desford Road area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fosse Normanton , and the 42nd 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 Desford Road (LE9 2BD) in the last 12 months was 103.7 per 1,000 residents and was 233.8% higher than the Fosse Normanton average (31.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Desford Road (LE9 2BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fox Lane, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ladysmith Road (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 (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft The Keep Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Main Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Main Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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