Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe
Middle areaSouth Blaby. 7,420 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 22 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 35% of people in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe at a rate of 42.0 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 | 123 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 58 |
| Other crime | 52 |
| Burglary | 21 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Vehicle crime | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 15 |
| Drug offences | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe at a rate of 42.0 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, 37 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (123), anti-social behaviour (58) and other crime (52).
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 Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe alone. See Blaby
Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe in brief
The median price paid for a home in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe was £270,200 in 2025.
Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe had 7,429 usual residents at the census.
About 35% of people in Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Cosby, Croft & Elmesthorpe, 82.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.