Total Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

27.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 51.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 27.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.4 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Brian Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 284th 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 Brian Road (LE4 0AZ) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.3% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brian Road (LE4 0AZ), 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 Brian Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Englewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montvale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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