Total Crime Rate
128.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Groby Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 301st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Groby Road (LE3 9QJ) in the last 12 months was 128.8 per 1,000 residents and was 16.9% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 49.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 9.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Groby Road (LE3 9QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tatton Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramham Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avington Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Jowett Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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