Total Crime Rate

185.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 185.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Other crime 14.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.3 6/10
  • Burglary 11.3 9/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Oronsay Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 179th highest crime rate of 954 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 Oronsay Road (LE4 0QU) in the last 12 months was 185.9 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oronsay Road (LE4 0QU), the main crime hotspot is near Oronsay Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 65 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oronsay Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scalpay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Scalpay Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shaeffer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grassington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Grassington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Malham Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Wymar Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Linney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linney Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austwick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Austwick Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Iona Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Iona Close 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 Iona Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Scalpay Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Harris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oronsay Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Baxters Close

Data Sources

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