Crime Rate in Belgrave, ward

Belgrave has the 7th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 2965th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 267th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Belgrave in the last 12 months was 76.1 per 1,000 residents and was 44.0% lower than the Leicester district average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Belgrave’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 558 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 13 cases , down -18.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 16.2% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 734 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Belgrave ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 88 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.