Total Crime Rate

60.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

32.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 60.5 6/10
  • Violent crimes 32.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.1 4/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Wilshere Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Fosse Normanton , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 288 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 Wilshere Close (LE9 2DN) in the last 12 months was 60.5 per 1,000 residents and was 94.7% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilshere Close (LE9 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Princess Drive. Police recorded 15 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilshere Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Abbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbot Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Ladysmith Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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