Total Crime Rate

113.0 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 113.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beaumont Leys Lane area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 360th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beaumont Leys Lane (LE4 2BJ) in the last 12 months was 113.0 per 1,000 residents and was 27.1% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (β‰ˆ 61.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaumont Leys Lane (LE4 2BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Peppercorn Close. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaumont Leys Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gresley Close β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hefford Gardens β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Glaisdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peppercorn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchward Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Drugs Peppercorn Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seddons Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Burdett Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gresley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collett Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collett Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheeldale Close β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Healy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Road β€”
Sep 2025Drugs Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Home Farm Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Acer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Acer Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little Wood Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tilling Road β€”

Data Sources

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