Total Crime Rate

114.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 114.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.0 10/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheeldale Close area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 331st 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 Wheeldale Close (LE4 0RR) in the last 12 months was 114.9 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheeldale Close (LE4 0RR), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wheeldale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Ingold Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Eskdale Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Ingold Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lomond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lomond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ingold Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Potterton Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lomond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Torridon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Torridon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Torridon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brancaster Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churchward Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Glaisdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peppercorn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Lomond Crescent Under investigation
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Data Sources

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