Crime Rates at Birstow Crescent, Leicester, LE4 2JS

Birstow Crescent area has the 45th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 349th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Birstow Crescent (LE4 2JS) in the last 12 months was 109.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.1% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birstow Crescent (LE4 2JS), the main crime hotspot is near Bewcastle Grove. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.