Total Crime Rate

180.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 180.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 109.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Scalpay Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 166th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Scalpay Close (LE4 0QS) in the last 12 months was 180.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.1% higher 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 109.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Scalpay Close (LE4 0QS), 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 Scalpay Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thatcher Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wymar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Austwick Close 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thatcher Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatcher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thatcher Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaeffer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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