Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 177.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 55.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.4 7/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Packwood Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 194th 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 Packwood Road (LE4 2ER) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 76.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Packwood Road (LE4 2ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Red Hill Way, where police recorded 25 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 Packwood Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bretton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Pamela Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Canonsleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Pamela Place 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 Blenheim Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norwich Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hayden Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hipwell Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Red Hill Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Red Hill Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Potterton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwich Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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