Crap Towns / Anstey / Crime

How much crime is there in Anstey?

The police recorded 53.5 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Anstey from September 2023 to August 2026, 30% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.2. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 52.7, up from 50.1 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	50.1	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	57.6	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	52.7	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.2	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	6.3	7.0
Public order	5.4	6.6
Vehicle crime	5.3	3.8
Burglary	3.2	3.1
Other theft	2.7	5.4
Shoplifting	2.5	7.1
Other crime	1.6	2.0
Drugs	0.9	2.4
Robbery	0.5	0.6
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Theft from the person	0.3	0.4
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	5.9 km	114
Thurmaston	6.7 km	81.3
Sileby	8.8 km	64.8
Syston	8.4 km	61.7
Mountsorrel	6.3 km	56.0
Anstey	–	53.5
Barrow upon Soar	9.1 km	51.1
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	6.0 km	49.1
Quorndon	7.8 km	48.1
Birstall	4.6 km	47.4
Groby	2.9 km	40.3
The typical town	–	76.2