Crime Rates at Bedale Drive, Leicester, LE4 2LA

Bedale Drive area has the 28th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 204th highest crime rate of 954 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 Bedale Drive (LE4 2LA) in the last 12 months was 171.7 per 1,000 residents and was 10.8% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 85.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedale Drive (LE4 2LA), 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.