Crime in Syston
Recorded crime in Syston is 0.9 times the Charnwood average and 0.8 times the England and Wales average. Over 5 years it has fallen 28%. Most of the harm comes from violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences). Police data to August 2026.
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Syston: about 13,537 residents in 12 neighbourhoods.
- Safety in the UK
- 5/10Average crime
- Living
- 6.9/10Good
- 5-year change
- −28%fewer crimes
- vs the council
- 0.9×the Charnwood average
Neighbourhoods by Safety
Within 1.5 km of the centre of Syston.
Crime over 5 years
Down 28% in 5 years Recorded crimes within 1.5 km of Syston, anti-social behaviour left out.
What is recorded
Crime severity: 0.9× the Charnwood average (0.8× the England and Wales average). 65 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.
- Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences): 63% of the harm here
- Burglary: 18% of the harm here
- Other theft: 6% of the harm here
"Violence and sexual offences" is 63% of the harm here. It is a broad police category: most of these crimes are assaults without injury, harassment and threats, often indoors between people who know each other, and only a small part are sexual or serious violent offences. Police data does not say which, so each one is weighted at the England and Wales average for the category, which can overstate a quiet residential area.
Anti-social behaviour: 10 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, not scored. Not a crime, so it is not part of the Safety score.
Crimes recorded in Charnwood (the whole council area)
April 2025 to March 2026, for the whole Charnwood council area, not only Syston. Source: Home Office, police recorded crime by community safety partnership.
| Type | Crimes in 2025/26 | Per 1,000 residents | Change on 2024/25 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cars stolen | 293 | 1.6 | About the same |
| Cars broken into | 459 | 2.4 | Down 21% |
| Vandalism (homes, other buildings and vehicles) | 691 | 3.7 | Up 4% |
| Burglary of homes | 433 | 2.3 | Down 27% |
| Homicide (murder and manslaughter) | 0 | - | - |
Under 10 a year: no rate or change, the numbers are too small to compare.
How often crimes lead to a charge in LE7
In LE7, the postcode district at the centre of Syston, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%).
- Charged or summonsed
- Caution or other action
- Suspect found, not prosecuted
- No suspect identified
- Still open
Show as a table
| Type | Crimes | Charged or summonsed | Caution or other action | Suspect found, not prosecuted | No suspect identified | Still open |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 1,091 | 7% | 13% | 62% | 17% | 2% |
| Shoplifting | 320 | 37% | 1% | 8% | 54% | 0% |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 287 | 3% | 7% | 30% | 60% | 0% |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 277 | 1% | 2% | 7% | 90% | 0% |
| Public order | 249 | 7% | 8% | 49% | 36% | 0% |
| Burglary | 201 | 8% | 0% | 12% | 79% | 1% |
| Other theft | 200 | 1% | 1% | 21% | 77% | 1% |
| Other crime | 86 | 5% | 12% | 45% | 33% | 6% |
| Drugs | 54 | 13% | 52% | 22% | 9% | 4% |
Uses the latest outcome police have recorded so far. 1% of these crimes are still open, so the final figures may be a little higher.
Crime by type
Recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, most serious first, not counting anti-social behaviour.
| Type | Per 1,000 a year |
|---|---|
| Robbery | 0.2 |
| Burglary | 4.6 |
| Violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences) | 25.0 |
| Drugs | 1.1 |
| Possession of weapons (knives and other weapons) | 0.4 |
| Other crime | 1.4 |
| Other theft | 6.6 |
| Theft from the person (pickpocketing, bag snatching) | 0.2 |
| Vehicle crime (cars stolen and broken into) | 5.3 |
| Criminal damage and arson (vandalism) | 7.0 |
| Public order | 5.9 |
| Bicycle theft | 0.7 |
| Shoplifting | 6.6 |
Postcode districts in Syston
Nearby towns
Council: Charnwood
Questions about crime in Syston
- Is Syston a safe place to live?
- Syston scores 5 out of 10 for safety (average crime), compared with every neighbourhood in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Crime severity is 0.9 times the Charnwood average.
- Is crime going up or down in Syston?
- Down 28% over 5 years, from 1,073 recorded crimes a year to 773.
- What is the most common crime in Syston?
- The most common recorded crime is violence and sexual offences (assaults, harassment, sexual offences), about 25 per 1,000 residents a year.
- How does crime in Syston compare with Charnwood?
- Crime severity in Syston is 0.9 times the Charnwood average.
- How often does crime lead to a charge in Syston?
- In LE7, the postcode district at the centre of Syston, 9% of crimes reported between September 2024 and August 2025 led to someone being charged or summonsed (England and Wales: 9%). 44% were closed without a suspect being identified.
- How many burglaries are solved in Syston?
- Of 201 burglaries reported in LE7, the postcode district at the centre of Syston between September 2024 and August 2025, 8% led to someone being charged or summonsed and 79% were closed with no suspect identified.
- How many cars are stolen in Syston?
- In Charnwood, the council area Syston is in, the police recorded 293 cars stolen in 2025/26 (April 2025 to March 2026), 1.6 per 1,000 residents, about the same as the year before.
- Is vandalism common in Syston?
- 691 acts of vandalism to homes, other buildings and vehicles were recorded in 2025/26, in Charnwood, the council area Syston is in, 3.7 per 1,000 residents, 0.8 times the England and Wales average.
- How many murders were there in Syston last year?
- No homicides (murder or manslaughter) were recorded in 2025/26, in Charnwood, the council area Syston is in, against 0 the year before.