Total Crime Rate
248.3 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bewcastle Grove area has the 13th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th highest crime rate of 954 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 Bewcastle Grove (LE4 2JW) in the last 12 months was 248.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.2% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 266.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 56 (β 127.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bewcastle Grove (LE4 2JW), 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 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Belgrave Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Belgrave Boulevard | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Galway 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Holderness Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holderness Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bewcastle Grove | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wheatland Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bewcastle Grove | 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 | Appleton Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jersey Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Jersey Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bewcastle Grove | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Galway Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | David Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Galway Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Wheatland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tedworth Green | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Caswell Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Colsterdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Caswell Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Colsterdale Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Morpeth Avenue | Under investigation |
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