Total Crime Rate

125.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

53.1 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 125.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 53.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Public order 9.4 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Upper Temple Walk area has the 39th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 299th 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 Upper Temple Walk (LE4 0SB) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 13.2% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 53.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper Temple Walk (LE4 0SB), 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 Upper Temple Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ballards Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Iona Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Iona Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balisfire Grove Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Balisfire Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Balisfire Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balisfire Grove —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beauville Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baxters Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Badgers Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Corbet Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Shottens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pedlars Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Badgers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Anstey Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Oronsay Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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