Total Crime Rate

252.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 252.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 119.3 10/10
  • Public order 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.7 9/10
  • Drugs 11.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.5 7/10
  • Burglary 5.7 6/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Peppercorn Close area has the 12th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 113th highest crime rate of 954 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 Peppercorn Close (LE4 0SH) in the last 12 months was 252.8 per 1,000 residents and was 63.1% 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 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 159.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peppercorn Close (LE4 0SH), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peppercorn Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeldale Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seddons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens —
Sep 2025Other crime Hefford Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Close —
Sep 2025Burglary Healy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Reeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Home Farm Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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