Total Crime Rate

67.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

33.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 67.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 33.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Barnsdale Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 390th 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 Barnsdale Road (LE4 1AR) in the last 12 months was 67.8 per 1,000 residents and was 52.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -90.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsdale Road (LE4 1AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blackthorn Drive, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blue Gates Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Clematis Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Clematis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharpley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharpley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Clematis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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