Total Crime Rate

128.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

65.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 128.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 65.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Bishopdale Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 290th 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 Bishopdale Road (LE4 0SQ) in the last 12 months was 128.0 per 1,000 residents and was 11.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 65.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bishopdale Road (LE4 0SQ), 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 Bishopdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/63)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Malham Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bishopdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Austwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Malham Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linney Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wymar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasbourg Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornholme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassington Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grassington Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelbrook Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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