Total Crime Rate

72.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 72.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barnsdale Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 408th lowest crime rate of 954 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 72.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barnsdale Road (LE4 1AR), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Drive. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barnsdale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blue Gates Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blue Gates Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blue Gates Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Barnsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maplewell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Clematis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clematis Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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