Total Crime Rate

97.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Theft from the person 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dragon Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 29 local areas in Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton , and the 77th highest crime rate of 360 local areas in Hinckley and Bosworth .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dragon Lane (LE9 9NJ) in the last 12 months was 97.4 per 1,000 residents and was 71.1% higher than the Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton average (57.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dragon Lane (LE9 9NJ), the main crime hotspot is near Moat Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Newbold Verdon with Desford and Peckleton

Crime Over Time in Dragon Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilliver Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church View Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Dragon Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Georges Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Georges Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cadle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Cadle Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gilliver Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gilliver Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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