Total Crime Rate

230.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 230.0 10/10
  • Shoplifting 110.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.3 7/10
  • Public order 26.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Drugs 20.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.7 4/10
  • Other theft 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cornwall Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 122nd highest crime rate of 942 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 Cornwall Road (LE4 0BB) in the last 12 months was 230.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cornwall Road (LE4 0BB), 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 Cornwall Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Englewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Blackbird Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montvale Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Montvale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Montvale Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Devonshire Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackbird Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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