Total Crime Rate

113.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 113.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 54.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.3 7/10
  • Other crime 13.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.1 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Other theft 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Great Meadow Road area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 333rd highest 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 Great Meadow Road (LE4 0QA) in the last 12 months was 113.8 per 1,000 residents and was 21.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 54.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Great Meadow Road (LE4 0QA), the main crime hotspot is near Oronsay Road. Police recorded 100 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Meadow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roydene Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balisfire Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iona Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balisfire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaeffer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balisfire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balisfire Grove —
Apr 2026Other crime Shottens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Linney Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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