Total Crime Rate

172.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.5 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 172.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 93.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Burglary 8.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.5 8/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Linney Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 185th 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 Linney Road (LE4 0UU) in the last 12 months was 172.8 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 93.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linney Road (LE4 0UU), 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 Linney Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Linney Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wymar Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Malham Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaeffer Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oronsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order 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 Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wymar Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Linney Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bishopdale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order 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 2026Bicycle theft Portmore Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 Rannoch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Laxford Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wymar Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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