Total Crime Rate

338.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 338.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 52.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.1 10/10
  • Public order 28.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Burglary 12.4 9/10
  • Robbery 9.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Dillon Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 75th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dillon Road (LE3 9PF) in the last 12 months was 338.5 per 1,000 residents and was 140.3% 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 161.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dillon Road (LE3 9PF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dillon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dillon Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heays Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keightley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dillon Way 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 2025Public order Weatherburn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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