Total Crime Rate
45.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Brancaster Close area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 246th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Brancaster Close (LE4 0LA) in the last 12 months was 45.8 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brancaster Close (LE4 0LA), the main crime hotspot is near Rannoch Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 21 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 | Rannoch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Lovington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Minster Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rannoch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Rannoch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brancaster Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Torridon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Torridon Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wiltshire Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Eskdale Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Glaisdale Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Torridon Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lovington Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lomond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Lomond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Lomond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Lomond Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Milverton Avenue | — |
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