Total Crime Rate

449.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

238.0 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 449.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 238.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 187.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 86.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Other theft 14.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.6 8/10
  • Other crime 7.2 8/10
  • Shoplifting 7.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
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

Oronsay Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 43rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oronsay Road (LE4 0RT) in the last 12 months was 449.5 per 1,000 residents and was 212.0% 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 78 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 99 (≈ 238.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( -1.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oronsay Road (LE4 0RT), 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 Oronsay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aysgarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Aysgarth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Laxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Portmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaeffer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linney Road —
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oronsay Road Under investigation
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
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
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Data Sources

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