Total Crime Rate

423.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

291.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 423.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 291.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 249.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.1 10/10
  • Public order 36.8 10/10
  • Other theft 35.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.1 7/10
  • Drugs 13.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Robbery 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kemp Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 49th highest crime rate of 942 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 Kemp Road (LE3 9PS) in the last 12 months was 423.1 per 1,000 residents and was 193.8% higher 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 149 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 174 (≈ 291.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 149.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kemp Road (LE3 9PS), the main crime hotspot is near Groby Road Gardens. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kemp Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dillon Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Dillon Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dillon Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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