Total Crime Rate
99.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Babingley Drive area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 393rd 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 Babingley Drive (LE4 0HH) in the last 12 months was 99.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.8% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Babingley Drive (LE4 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Norwich Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brancaster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Minster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wiltshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Babingley Drive | Under investigation |
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