Total Crime Rate

69.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.4 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 69.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 37.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.4 5/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other theft 5.0 5/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

Newbiggin Place area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 400th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newbiggin Place (LE4 0TB) in the last 12 months was 69.8 per 1,000 residents and was 51.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 37.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newbiggin Place (LE4 0TB), 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 Newbiggin Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strasbourg Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gresley Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Wood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Wood Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little Wood Close
Apr 2026Public order Little Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fowler Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linney Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornholme Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Reeth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Reeth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thornholme Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lomond Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Austwick Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Churchward Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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