Total Crime Rate

300.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.1 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 300.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 87.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 73.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 73.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.9 10/10
  • Public order 23.8 10/10
  • Drugs 10.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Holderness Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 84th 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 Holderness Road (LE4 2LP) in the last 12 months was 300.8 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 7.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -34.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 87.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holderness Road (LE4 2LP), the main crime hotspot is near Wheatland Road. Police recorded 87 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holderness Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colsterdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morpeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Cotley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cotley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaumont Leys Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaumont Leys Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wheatland Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cashmore View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cashmore View Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheatley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wheatland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lewett Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Colsterdale Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Acer Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Collett Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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