Blaby, Blaby: Safety
Safety
Crime in Blaby is dropping, and it's now close to the UK average — making it one of the safer neighbourhoods around.
In 2024, Blaby had 527 crimes. That fell to 494 in 2025. Through 2026 so far, the monthly average is around 31 incidents, which is below the UK average of 34. South Wigston, just next door, has noticeably higher crime levels, so Blaby's numbers look reassuring by comparison.
Anti-social behaviour has dropped noticeably too — from 85 incidents in 2024 down to 60 in the first 9 months of 2026. Vehicle crime and shoplifting are both down as well. The overall picture is moving in the right direction.
Source: police-recorded crime for Blaby ward (Leicestershire Police, data.police.uk), Jan 2024–Aug 2026; residents from Census 2021. This summary may predate the latest data release; the table below has the current figures.
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Crime rate comparison
Crimes per 1,000 residents, Jan–Dec 2025. Blaby ward: Leicestershire Police data via data.police.uk; residents from Census 2021. Averages are for all wards in the area over the same months. Planna's safety index uses the latest 12 months instead, so it can differ.
2024
2025
Jan–Aug 2026
Blaby ward
Crimes/1,000 residents
72.1
Lower than
UK average (England, Wales & N. Ireland)
98.8
Lower than
East Midlands region average
95.9
Neighbouring wards
Lower than
South Wigston
110.4
Higher than
Glen Parva
50.3
Higher than
Cosby & South Whetstone
58.8
Higher than
North Whetstone
56.1
Higher than
Countesthorpe
43.9
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Types of Crime
Share of police-recorded crimes in Blaby ward and the East Midlands region average, Jan–Dec 2025.
This ward
Regional average
- Violent offences35%36%
- Anti-social behaviour22%18%
- Public order12%7%
- Criminal damage and arson8%8%
- Shoplifting6%9%
- Burglary5%4%
- Other theft5%6%
- Vehicle crime3%4%
- Other crime2%2%
- Drugs1%3%
- Robbery<1%1%
- Theft from the person<1%1%
