Total Crime Rate
87.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Battersbee Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 457th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Battersbee Road (LE3 9LB) in the last 12 months was 87.3 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 50.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Battersbee Road (LE3 9LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Heays Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Musson Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersbee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hoball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hoball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Musson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Torcross Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersbee Road | Under investigation |
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