Total Crime Rate

93.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 93.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 64.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.0 8/10
  • Public order 24.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.0 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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.
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Crime overview

Bretton Walk area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 428th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bretton Walk (LE4 2FT) in the last 12 months was 93.3 per 1,000 residents and was 35.2% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 64.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bretton Walk (LE4 2FT), the main crime hotspot is near Sudeley Avenue. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bretton Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Hipwell Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hipwell Crescent —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sudeley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blenheim Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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