Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.0 6/10
  • Burglary 12.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Bursdon Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 458th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bursdon Close (LE3 6PG) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bursdon Close (LE3 6PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dupont Close (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bursdon Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Frolesworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Frolesworth Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Allexton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cokayne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sacheverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Frolesworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sharmon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Drayton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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