Overview of North West Leicestershire crime rate
Crime rating – medium.
North West Leicestershire ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9143 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, North West Leicestershire has a population of 104705. This equates to a crime rate of 87.32 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.61 % compared to previous year.
North West Leicestershire ranks 10th out of 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts for crime rate. In 2023, there were 9143 crime incidents reported. As per the latest census, North West Leicestershire has a population of 104705. This equates to a crime rate of 87.32 per 1000 residents. This crime rate represents a decrease of 1.61 % compared to previous year.
Most common crime types in North West Leicestershire are Violence and sexual offences (38.8%) Public order (10.4%) Criminal damage and arson (9.8%) and least common crime types are Possession of weapons (0.6%) Bicycle theft (0.4%) Robbery (0.3%).
There are 38 wards in North West Leicestershire. Wards with high crime rates are Snibston North (224.1), Ashby Money Hill (193.7), Coalville West (147.7) . On the other end, safest wards are Hugglescote St Mary’s (41.0), Valley (North West Leicestershire) (40.4), Ravenstone & Packington (39.3) .
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North West Leicestershire crime incidents by crime type
A total of 9143 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.
- Violence and sexual offences – 3549 (38.8)%
- Public order – 951 (10.4)%
- Criminal damage and arson – 898 (9.8)%
- Anti-social behaviour – 773 (8.5)%
- Vehicle crime – 751 (8.2)%
- Other theft – 737 (8.1)%
- Shoplifting – 454 (5.0)%
- Burglary – 414 (4.5)%
- Other crime – 206 (2.3)%
- Drugs – 177 (1.9)%
- Theft from the person – 109 (1.2)%
- Possession of weapons – 56 (0.6)%
- Bicycle theft – 39 (0.4)%
- Robbery – 29 (0.3)%
How does North West Leicestershire compare against nearby areas ?
North West Leicestershire ranks 10th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.
List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):
Heat map for all nearby areas North West Leicestershire is compared against
Crime rates in North West Leicestershire wards
There are 38 wards within North West Leicestershire. Snibston North, Ashby Money Hill, Coalville West has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.
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List of all 38 wards from high crime rate to low.
- Snibston North (224.1)
- Ashby Money Hill (193.7)
- Coalville West (147.7)
- Daleacre Hill (135.4)
- Snibston South (120.6)
- Worthington & Breedon (118.4)
- Greenhill (North West Leicestershire) (117.6)
- Kegworth (115.3)
- Long Whatton & Diseworth (98.3)
- Bardon (97.9)
- Castle Rock (92.9)
- Ellistown & Battleflat (92.2)
- Hermitage (North West Leicestershire) (91.4)
- Hugglescote St John’s (90.9)
- Ibstock East (90.0)
- Measham North (89.1)
- Ibstock West (88.8)
- Thringstone (87.9)
- Measham South (83.3)
- Broom Leys (78.4)
- Oakthorpe & Donisthorpe (73.2)
- Appleby (70.0)
- Castle Donington Castle (70.0)
- Ashby Ivanhoe (68.4)
- Blackfordby (67.1)
- Ashby Willesley (66.1)
- Castle Donington Central (63.2)
- Castle Donington Park (58.7)
- Thornborough (56.9)
- Coalville East (56.6)
- Ashby Holywell (55.8)
- Ashby Woulds (54.0)
- Sence Valley (51.0)
- Ashby Castle (44.5)
- Holly Hayes (42.5)
- Hugglescote St Mary’s (41.0)
- Valley (North West Leicestershire) (40.4)
- Ravenstone & Packington (39.3)
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Crime rates in postcode districts under North West Leicestershire
There are 12 postcode districts/outcodes under or overlapping with North West Leicestershire. Highest crime rates in DE74, LE67, LE65 .
- DE74 – 204.8
- LE67 – 156.2
- LE65 – 150.2
- DE72 – 116.4
- NG10 – 112.3
- DE73 – 101.6
- DE11 – 99.2
- B79 – 84.3
- DE7 – 75.4
- DE12 – 73.3
- LE12 – 62.3
- LE6 – 15.1
Postcode districts in North West Leicestershire
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