Crime Rates at Butcombe Road, Leicester, LE4 0FX

Butcombe Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 459th 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 Butcombe Road (LE4 0FX) in the last 12 months was 87.1 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Butcombe Road (LE4 0FX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montvale Gardens, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colwell Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.