Crime Rate in Beaumont Leys, ward

Beaumont Leys has the 7th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 751st highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 66th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Beaumont Leys in the last 12 months was 140.9 per 1,000 residents and was 3.6% higher than the Leicester district average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Beaumont Leys’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,145 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 17 cases , up 70.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 70.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1,456 (≈ 71.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Beaumont Leys ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Shopping Area, with 260 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Groby Road Gardens (160 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.