Total Crime Rate

59.6 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 59.6 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Drugs 5.2 6/10
  • Other crime 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Heacham Drive area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 330th 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 Heacham Drive (LE4 0LL) in the last 12 months was 59.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heacham Drive (LE4 0LL), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heacham Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeldale Close —
Sep 2025Drugs Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lomond Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Lomond Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Burnham Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Milverton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Portmore Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Portmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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