Total Crime Rate

62.5 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 62.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.7 6/10
  • Other theft 14.7 9/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Burglary 3.7 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Plover Crescent area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 345th 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 Plover Crescent (LE4 1EB) in the last 12 months was 62.5 per 1,000 residents and was 55.6% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Plover Crescent (LE4 1EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mellion Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Riding (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Plover Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Paterson Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laithwaite Close —
Sep 2025Other theft Swallowdale Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lapwing Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Halley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astill Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Astill Lodge Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Paterson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Threadgold Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parkside Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Poppins —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Beaumont Lodge Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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