Total Crime Rate

107.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 107.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 34.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 5.3 5/10
  • Drugs 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Milton Crescent area has the 46th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 363rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Milton Crescent (LE4 0PB) in the last 12 months was 107.6 per 1,000 residents and was 25.3% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Milton Crescent (LE4 0PB), the main crime hotspot is near Leysdale Close. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 27 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balisfire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anstey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Emerson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbet Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Shottens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badgers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iona Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balisfire Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Balisfire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balisfire Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ballards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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