Total Crime Rate

55.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.1 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 55.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 41.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Biddle Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 315th 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 Biddle Road (LE3 9HL) in the last 12 months was 55.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Biddle Road (LE3 9HL), the main crime hotspot is near Biddle Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Biddle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Biddle Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bateman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bloxham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gillman Road
Apr 2026Burglary Pindar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Phoenix Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Samson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Biddle Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Samson Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Biddle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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