Total Crime Rate

73.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 73.5 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Milton Crescent area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 415th 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 Milton Crescent (LE4 0PB) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -52.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Crescent (LE4 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Leysdale Close. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Milton Crescent area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddards Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Balisfire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fernleys Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Badgers Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beauville Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Calver Hey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Calver Hey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Close Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Badgers Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Little Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Little Barley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leysdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Goddards Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Balisfire Grove —
Sep 2025Public order Leysdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Leysdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Shottens Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Shottens Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Milton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Milton Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kipling Grove Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Avington Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Watts Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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