Total Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 41.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Groby Road area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 206th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Groby Road (LE3 9EF) in the last 12 months was 41.8 per 1,000 residents and was 73.0% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -77.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Groby Road (LE3 9EF), the main crime hotspot is near Fosse Lane. Police recorded 27 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 Groby Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Baycliff Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Baycliff Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Mary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Courtenay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Brading Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stoneleigh Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fosse Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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