Total Crime Rate

681.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

239.7 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 681.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 260.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 239.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 154.1 10/10
  • Public order 85.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 34.3 10/10
  • Other theft 30.8 10/10
  • Burglary 20.6 10/10
  • Drugs 13.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.3 9/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Blackbird Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 24th 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 Blackbird Road (LE4 0AF) in the last 12 months was 681.5 per 1,000 residents and was 373.0% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 76 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -31.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 239.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackbird Road (LE4 0AF), the main crime hotspot is near Devonshire Road. Police recorded 114 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackbird Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Englewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Montvale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montvale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Glenbarr Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glenbarr Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montvale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
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Data Sources

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