Crap Towns / Blaby and Whetstone / Crime

How much crime is there in Blaby and Whetstone?

The police recorded 52.4 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Blaby and Whetstone from September 2023 to August 2026, 31% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 24.1. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 47.6, down from 53.5 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	53.5	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	56.1	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	47.6	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	24.1	34.1
Public order	5.5	6.6
Criminal damage and arson	5.3	7.0
Other theft	4.0	5.4
Burglary	4.0	3.1
Shoplifting	3.8	7.1
Vehicle crime	2.6	3.8
Other crime	1.2	2.0
Drugs	1.0	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.4	0.8
Robbery	0.3	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.2	0.5
Theft from the person	0.2	0.4

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	7.3 km	114
Enderby and Narborough	3.0 km	69.1
Wigston	4.2 km	68.3
Earl Shilton	10.0 km	62.2
Barwell	11.6 km	58.8
Blaby and Whetstone	–	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	7.0 km	49.1
Oadby	7.3 km	47.6
Countesthorpe	2.1 km	43.5
Groby	10.9 km	40.3
Broughton Astley	5.5 km	35.4
The typical town	–	76.2