Blaby has a crime rate of 65.45 per 1,000 residents — around the national average for England and Wales, ranked #98 of 331 local authorities nationally. Crime levels vary significantly across Blaby's wards; some neighbourhoods are considerably safer than the city average. See the ward breakdown and hotspot map on this page for a detailed local picture.

What is the crime rate in Blaby?

As of April 2026, Blaby has an annual crime rate of 65.45 per 1,000 residents, based on 585 recorded offences in the latest reporting period. This figure is sourced from Police.uk open data and normalised using ONS Census 2021 population estimates to allow accurate comparisons between areas.

How does Blaby rank nationally for crime?

Blaby ranks #98 out of 331 local authorities in England and Wales by annual crime rate per 1,000 residents. A rank of #1 indicates the highest crime rate nationally. Rankings are recalculated each month as new Police.uk data becomes available, covering all recorded crimes across the area.

What is the most common crime in Blaby?

The most common crime type in Blaby is Violence & Sexual Offences, accounting for 197 incidents in April 2026 — 33.7% of all recorded crime in the area. Data is sourced from Police.uk and covers all crimes recorded by the responsible police force across the Blaby local authority area.

April 2026 Source: Leicestershire Police Police

Crime in Blaby: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

Blaby recorded 585 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 5.68 per 1,000 residents. This places Blaby at #98 of 331 local authorities in England and Wales. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 33.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 1.8% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

monitoring65.45 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
assignment585 crimes recorded in April 2026
leaderboardRanked #98 of 331 UK local authorities by crime rate
trending_downCrime down 1.8% year-on-year

Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

585

trending_down -10.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

65.45per 1k

Moderate

National Safety

#98of 331

Ranked by annual rate

Leicestershire

#6rank

Ranked by annual rate

12-Month Crime Trend

Monthly Totals

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Crime Incident

Area Boundary

Incident Distribution

Top Locations

Location Reference	Crime Breakdown	Primary Count
On or near Hill View Map	Violence and sexual offences: 15 Anti-social behaviour: 10 Other crime: 5	15
On or near Shopping Area Map	Shoplifting: 10 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Other theft: 3	10
On or near Everard Way Map	Shoplifting: 11	11
On or near Parking Area Map	Violence and sexual offences: 11	11
On or near Supermarket Map	Shoplifting: 9	9
On or near Sandown Court Map	Shoplifting: 7	7
On or near Shopping Area Map	Public order: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Bicycle theft: 1	2
On or near Parking Area Map	Anti-social behaviour: 5	5
On or near Motorway Service Area Map	Vehicle crime: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2	2
On or near Supermarket Map	Anti-social behaviour: 4	4

Crime Breakdown

April 2026

585 Total

Violence & Sexual Offences

197

33.7%

Anti-social Behaviour

100

17.1%

Criminal Damage & Arson

9.2%

Shoplifting

8.5%

Vehicle Crime

7.9%

Public Order

7.4%

Other Theft

6.0%

Burglary

4.6%

Other Crime

3.2%

Drug Offences

0.7%

Bicycle Theft

0.7%

Theft from Person

0.5%

Weapons Possession

0.3%

Robbery

0.2%

Crime Analysis: Blaby

Blaby recorded 585 crimes in April 2026, equivalent to a rate of 65.45 per 1,000 residents — broadly average for England and Wales, ranked #98 of 331.

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in Blaby at 33.7%. Anti-social Behaviour (17.1%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (9.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in Blaby has fallen slightly — by 1.8%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

All figures are published monthly by Leicestershire Police through the Police.uk open data platform and cross-referenced with ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce the per-resident rates above. Data typically appears 1–2 months after the end of the recording period.

Stop & Search

April 2026

414

Total Stops

18.8%

Arrest Rate

Neighbourhoods

Reason for Stop

Controlled drugs

115

Offensive weapons

Article for use in theft

Stolen goods

Anything to threaten or harm anyone

Psychoactive substances

Articles for use in criminal damage

Firearms

Outcome

Not recorded336

Arrest78

Gender

Other399

Officer-Defined Ethnicity

Self-defined where available

64.8%

White

18.0%

Black

12.4%

Asian

4.8%

Other

Stop & search data published by Leicestershire Police under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: police.uk.

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Ward Safety Rankings

18 wards

Highest Crime

#	Ward	Crimes	Rate
1	Enderby and St John's	118	88.7
2	Ravenhurst and Fosse	75	80.7
3	Saxondale	36	70.2
4	Ellis	32	59.8
5	Forest	38	56.6

Safest Wards

	Ward	Crimes	Rate
shield	Normanton	5	1.7
shield	Muxloe	13	2.5
shield	Croft Hill	6	2.4
shield	Countesthorpe	24	3.0
shield	Pastures	31	6.4

Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -10.3%

Year-on-Yeartrending_down -1.8%

12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.3%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 331 local authorities in England & Wales.

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