Total Crime Rate

224.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

68.1 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 224.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 68.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 41.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.9 7/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Woodstock Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 128th 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 Woodstock Road (LE4 2HL) in the last 12 months was 224.9 per 1,000 residents and was 56.1% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 68.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodstock Road (LE4 2HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jersey Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Border Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodstock Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Jersey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hayden Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Hayden Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Border Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakenshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalbourn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Halifax Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Millwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Border Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
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Data Sources

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