Total Crime Rate

59.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

23.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 23.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Halifax Drive area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 342nd lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Halifax Drive (LE4 2GU) in the last 12 months was 59.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Halifax Drive (LE4 2GU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurcaston Road, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canonsleigh Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Halifax Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Modbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Barnwell Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Astill Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Halifax Drive
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bondman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marwell Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bretton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Greystoke Close
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalbourn Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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