Glenfield
Middle areaNorth Blaby. 11,033 people in 5.1 square kilometres.
Gigabit coverage by middle area
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In Glenfield, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
Recorded crime in Glenfield
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glenfield at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Blaby.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 224 |
| Shoplifting | 138 |
| Other crime | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 78 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 75 |
| Burglary | 59 |
| Vehicle crime | 47 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Robbery | 6 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Glenfield compares
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Is Glenfield safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Glenfield at a rate of 69.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 69.8 per 1,000 people across Blaby.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Glenfield.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (224), shoplifting (138) and other crime (123).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Blaby
These figures are published for the whole of Blaby, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Blaby and not Glenfield alone. See Blaby
Glenfield in brief
The median price paid for a home in Glenfield was £296,500 in 2025.
Glenfield had 10,820 usual residents at the census.
In Glenfield, 97.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Glenfield, 2.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.