Total Crime Rate

122.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 122.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 74.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Babington Row area has the 20th highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 308th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Babington Row (LE2 6QA) in the last 12 months was 122.8 per 1,000 residents and was 14.4% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (143.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 74.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babington Row (LE2 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Road. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Babington Row area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Burnside Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgate Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Goldhill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldhill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Burnside Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barfoot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elmwood Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lamborne Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmwood Row Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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