Total Crime Rate

407.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 407.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 189.5 10/10
  • Public order 55.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.2 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Other crime 23.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.2 9/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Piper Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 58th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Piper Way (LE3 6TD) in the last 12 months was 407.9 per 1,000 residents and was 189.5% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 257.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Piper Way (LE3 6TD), the main crime hotspot is near Glengarry Way. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Piper Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Withens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perth Avenue
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Birds Nest Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Withens Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Aikman Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glengarry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Caledine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledine Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caledine Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Perth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Perth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aikman Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aikman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Aikman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aikman Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aikman Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Birds Nest Avenue
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Birds Nest Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glengarry Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood End Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wood End Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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