Total Crime Rate

42.3 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 42.3 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Public order 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Beaumont Leys Lane area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 210th 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 Beaumont Leys Lane (LE4 2BE) in the last 12 months was 42.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.7% lower than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Leys Lane (LE4 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Beaumont Leys Close, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Packwood Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Beaumont Leys Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dersingham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Babingley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sheringham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dersingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Robertsbridge Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hipwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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