Total Crime Rate

87.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.6 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 87.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.7 5/10
  • Burglary 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 6.5 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Jean Drive 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 Jean Drive (LE4 0GA) 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 Jean Drive (LE4 0GA), the main crime hotspot is near Buckminster Road. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Jean Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Oakwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Helens Drive Under investigation
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 Oakwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Minster Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Englewood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bembridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cornwall Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colwell Road —
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Data Sources

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