Total Crime Rate

97.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.2 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 97.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.2 7/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Medina Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 402nd 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 Medina Road (LE3 9AY) in the last 12 months was 97.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 38.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Road (LE3 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Balfour Street. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Medina Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Bembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bonchurch Street —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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