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Postcode sector · Ashby-de-La-Zouch

Crime in LE65 2

How much crime is recorded in LE65 2, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
North West Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Population
18,218 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE65 2

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE65 2, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
45
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

LE65 2National
Violence and sexual offences18.023.6
Anti-social behaviour7.010.7
Burglary7.09.1
Public order3.84.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Vehicle crime3.53.5
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft2.44.5
Other crime1.21.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Theft from the person0.42.1
Robbery0.31.4
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has fallen 19% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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