Total Crime Rate

509.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 509.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 145.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 134.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 95.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.2 10/10
  • Public order 42.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Drugs 7.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.3 8/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wheatland Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 35th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wheatland Road (LE4 2NH) in the last 12 months was 509.2 per 1,000 residents and was 228.5% higher than the Abbey average (155.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 55 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 145.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wheatland Road (LE4 2NH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wheatland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaumont Leys Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Colsterdale Close —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Colsterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Colsterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colsterdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colsterdale Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatland Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wheatland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holderness Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holderness Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Appleton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bewcastle Grove —
Sep 2025Other theft Bewcastle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewcastle Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bewcastle Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tedworth Green Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Caswell Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Belgrave Boulevard Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Caswell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Morpeth Avenue —
Sep 2025Robbery Cotley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cotley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cotley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wheatley Road —
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Data Sources

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