Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.8 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.5 8/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Other theft 9.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Boston Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 255th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boston Road (LE4 1AW) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.2% 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 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 83.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boston Road (LE4 1AW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blue Gates Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A5630 (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Boston Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5630 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pitchens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A5630 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boston Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Sheene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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