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Postcode district · Ashby-de-La-Zouch

Crime in LE65

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

Council
North West Leicestershire
Region
East Midlands
Population
24,894 (2024)
Crime

How safe is LE65

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 22.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in LE65, well 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
22.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
41
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).

LE65National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour5.810.7
Criminal damage and arson3.54.7
Public order3.54.6
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Other theft2.34.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.01.5
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 18% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025

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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