Crap Towns / Groby / Crime

How much crime is there in Groby?

The police recorded 40.3 crimes per 1,000 people a year in Groby from September 2023 to August 2026, 47% lower than the typical town's 76.2. The most common was violence and sexual offences, at 18.7. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 34.5, down from 43.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.

**Over time**
Period	Here	Typical town
September 2023 to August 2024	43.3	78.6
September 2024 to August 2025	43.3	77.4
September 2025 to August 2026	34.5	73.7

**By type**
Crime	Here	Typical town
Violence and sexual offences	18.7	34.1
Criminal damage and arson	5.0	7.0
Burglary	3.8	3.1
Public order	3.7	6.6
Vehicle crime	3.4	3.8
Shoplifting	2.1	7.1
Other theft	1.7	5.4
Other crime	1.1	2.0
Drugs	0.7	2.4
Possession of weapons	0.2	0.8
Theft from the person	0.1	0.4
Robbery	0.1	0.6
Bicycle theft	0.0	0.5

**Nearby towns**
Town	Distance	Crimes per 1,000 people a year
Leicester	6.7 km	114
Thurmaston	9.3 km	81.3
Enderby and Narborough	8.5 km	69.1
Syston	11.2 km	61.7
Mountsorrel	9.0 km	56.0
Anstey	2.9 km	53.5
Blaby and Whetstone	10.9 km	52.4
Leicester Forest East and Kirby Muxloe	4.1 km	49.1
Quorndon	10.0 km	48.1
Birstall	7.3 km	47.4
Groby	–	40.3
The typical town	–	76.2