Total Crime Rate

227.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 227.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 89.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.5 10/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ipswich Close area has the 13th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 133rd highest crime rate of 954 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 Ipswich Close (LE4 1DQ) in the last 12 months was 227.7 per 1,000 residents and was 61.6% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 160.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 104.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ipswich Close (LE4 1DQ), 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 Ipswich Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Barnsdale Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Barnsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barnsdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Castle Fields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackthorn Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maplewell Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beacon Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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