Total Crime Rate

3.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

0.0 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 3.4 1/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 0.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norwich Road area has the lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 3rd lowest crime rate of 942 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 Norwich Road (LE4 0LR) in the last 12 months was 3.4 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

In the area around Norwich Road (LE4 0LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Norwich Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canonsleigh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norwich Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hipwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Babingley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Welbeck Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hipwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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