Total Crime Rate
157.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chilcombe Close area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 235th 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 Chilcombe Close (LE4 2FP) in the last 12 months was 157.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 56.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -48.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chilcombe Close (LE4 2FP), the main crime hotspot is near Mottisford Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Abbeymead Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canonsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mottisford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Barnwell Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Helena Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Greystoke Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bretton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pamela Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pamela Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Greystoke Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Canonsleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Hayden Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Blenheim Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertsbridge Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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