Total Crime Rate

176.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

82.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 176.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Greystoke Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 177th highest crime rate of 942 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 Greystoke Close (LE4 2FR) in the last 12 months was 176.0 per 1,000 residents and was 22.2% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 82.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greystoke Close (LE4 2FR), 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.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Greystoke Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Drive
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marwell Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Other crime Langley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.