Total Crime Rate
234.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Roecliffe Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 130th 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 Roecliffe Close (LE3 9SD) in the last 12 months was 234.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.4% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -31.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 135.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -84.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Roecliffe Close (LE3 9SD), the main crime hotspot is near Thorntree Close. Police recorded 54 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Buddon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buddon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Buddon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Roecliffe Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thorntree Close | Under investigation |
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