Total Crime Rate

117.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 117.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.2 7/10
  • Other crime 10.2 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Babington Row area has the 21st highest crime rate of 52 local areas in Eyres Monsell , and the 343rd highest crime rate of 954 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 117.7 per 1,000 residents and was 20.6% lower than the Eyres Monsell average (148.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 66.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Babington Row (LE2 6QA), the main crime hotspot is near Burnside Road. Police recorded 45 crimes here, including 34 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
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Babingdon Row Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamborne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Crabtree Corner Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Burnside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamborne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barfoot Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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