Total Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.5 4/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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
  • Vehicle 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

Blackthorn Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 200th 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 Blackthorn Drive (LE4 1BJ) in the last 12 months was 38.5 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackthorn Drive (LE4 1BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Blackthorn Drive. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Blackthorn Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park/Open Space —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Grayswood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sharpley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sharpley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heatherbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blackthorn Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Fields Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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