Total Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 62.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Sheringham Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sheringham Road (LE4 0JQ) in the last 12 months was 62.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.8% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sheringham Road (LE4 0JQ), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Sheringham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Anthony Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Babingley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wiltshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Somerset Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dersingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive

Data Sources

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