Thorpe Astley and Braunstone Town — Neighbourhood Policing Team

Local policing team in the Leicestershire Police area: contact routes, current priorities and public events.

All Leicestershire Police neighbourhoods

This neighbourhood beat covers Thorpe Astley and the Meridian Leisure and Business Parks. The area is a vastly expanding development situated close to the M1 motorway, where it borders the Braunstone estate near to Braunstone Lane. This neighbourhood beat also covers Braunstone Town - a large residential area, covered by Blaby District Council, with numerous local shops, schools and three public houses.

Contact the team

telephone: 101
email: hinckleyandblaby.npa@leicestershire.pnn.police.uk
twitter: http://www.twitter.com/BlabyPolice
facebook: http://www.facebook.com/blabypolice

In an emergency always call 999. For non-emergencies call 101 or use Leicestershire Police's online reporting.

Recorded crime — June 2026

105 street-level crimes recorded within this team’s boundary.

Compared with May 2026 (117): ▼ 12 (10%) lower. Recorded-crime counts fluctuate month to month.

Violence and sexual offences43 · 41%
Anti-social behaviour16 · 15%
Vehicle crime14 · 13%
Criminal damage and arson13 · 12%
Public order6 · 6%
Other theft5 · 5%
Other crime5 · 5%
Burglary2 · 2%

Street-level open data from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0), counted within this team’s official boundary. Locations on data.police.uk are approximate — snapped to anonymised map points near where each crime occurred — so figures are a guide, not an exact address-level count. Captured 2026-08-08.

What happened to reported crimes — June 2026

98 recorded outcomes logged within this team’s boundary.

Unable to prosecute suspect51 · 52%
Investigation complete; no suspect identified36 · 37%
Action to be taken by another organisation3 · 3%
Formal action is not in the public interest2 · 2%
Further action is not in the public interest2 · 2%
Offender given a caution2 · 2%

Recorded outcomes from data.police.uk (Open Government Licence v3.0). A crime and its outcome can fall in different months, so these do not map one-to-one onto the crime counts above. Captured 2026-08-09.

Current priorities

General anti-social behaviour has been raised as a priority by local residents this includes nuisance by youths as Meridian Leisure Park

ASB issue in relation to youths causing issues at an abandoned building on Camden Road, Braunstone Town. Patrols continue on Darien Way, Thrope Astley. Ongoing enquires to identify the offenders. ECINS created.

Set: 2026-07-01

Burglary has been raised as a priority by residents this will primarily be residential but there a few commercial premises in the NH19 area as well.

There is an emerging trend on the beat whereby unoccupied properties seem to be targeted. Beat team are carrying out targeted patrols and providing safeguarding advice Investigations are on-going to identify offenders.

Set: 2026-07-01

Road Safety include off road motorbikes, speeding and other general road safety issues raised a priority by Neighbourhood Link

The beat team conducted a speeding operation at two locations on Thorpe Astley and over 30 vehicles were checked. Most were compliant, however several drivers were issued advice over their speed. No tickets were issued on this occasion.

Set: 2026-07-01