Total Crime Rate

45.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

15.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 45.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 15.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.7 3/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • 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

Brading Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 244th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Brading Road (LE3 9BG) in the last 12 months was 45.6 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime 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 Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brading Road (LE3 9BG), the main crime hotspot is near Swannington Road. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Felley Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Barton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Culver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Courtenay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneleigh Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garland Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Garland Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Brading Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fineshade Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Ranton Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swannington Road —
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Data Sources

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