Total Crime Rate
337.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
116.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thatcher Close area has the 5th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 69th 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 Thatcher Close (LE4 0WE) in the last 12 months was 337.9 per 1,000 residents and was 134.6% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 116.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thatcher Close (LE4 0WE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thatcher Close, where police recorded 47 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Scalpay Close (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Badgers Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thatcher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Badgers Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pedlars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pedlars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beauville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beauville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beauville Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pedlars Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Iona Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Thatcher Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harris Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thatcher Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Thatcher Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Farrier Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Farrier Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Iona Close | Under investigation |
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