Total Crime Rate

169.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 169.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.1 9/10
  • Public order 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Other crime 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

Keightley Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 209th highest crime rate of 954 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 Keightley Road (LE3 9LQ) in the last 12 months was 169.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 105.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Keightley Road (LE3 9LQ), the main crime hotspot is near Keightley Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Keightley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bland Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heays Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keightley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunnock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pickwell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dillon Rise
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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