Total Crime Rate

108.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 108.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.9 7/10
  • Public order 23.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.3 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Medina Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 378th 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 Medina Road (LE3 9AY) in the last 12 months was 108.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.2% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 55.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Medina Road (LE3 9AY), the main crime hotspot is near Bonchurch Street. Police recorded 56 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 Medina Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colwell Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Bonchurch Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Colwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Totland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckminster Road —
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Data Sources

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