Total Crime Rate

41.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.9 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hobson Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 227th 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 Hobson Road (LE4 2AR) in the last 12 months was 41.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.9% lower than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hobson Road (LE4 2AR), the main crime hotspot is near Langley Gardens. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hobson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chale Road —
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marwell Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carnation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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