Total Crime Rate

15.6 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

5.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 15.6 2/10
  • Violent crimes 5.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.2 1/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Sandhurst Road area has the lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 48th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandhurst Road (LE3 9RU) in the last 12 months was 15.6 per 1,000 residents and was 89.1% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandhurst Road (LE3 9RU), the main crime hotspot is near Ingle Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Sandhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ambrose Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Marvin Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Sandhurst Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sandhurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dartmouth Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Marvin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Danehurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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