Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dersingham Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 50th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Dersingham Road (LE4 0HU) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 89.0% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dersingham Road (LE4 0HU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumont Leys Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwich Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Welbeck Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eileen Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dersingham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Babingley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bristol Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dersingham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sheringham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Anthony Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Somerset Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wiltshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Norwich Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norwich Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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