Total Crime Rate

51.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

25.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 25.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Barton Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 281st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barton Road (LE3 9BD) in the last 12 months was 51.0 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barton Road (LE3 9BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Swannington Road, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stephenson Drive (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ranton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Bembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Felley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swannington Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Brading Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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