Total Crime Rate
218.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Barsby Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 141st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Barsby Walk (LE4 2GG) in the last 12 months was 218.9 per 1,000 residents and was 41.2% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 185.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (β 65.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Barsby Walk (LE4 2GG), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatland Road. Police recorded 146 crimes here, including 37 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 | Theft from the person | Caswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belgrave Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Burdett Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewcastle Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bewcastle Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Potterton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Hefford Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jersey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Red Hill Way | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Red Hill Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Border Drive | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Appleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedworth Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hefford Gardens | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holderness Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Seddons Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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