Total Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 82.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Buddon Close area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buddon Close (LE3 9SL) in the last 12 months was 82.4 per 1,000 residents and was 42.8% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 52.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buddon Close (LE3 9SL), the main crime hotspot is near Buddon Close. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Buddon Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buddon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buddon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buddon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Buddon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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