Total Crime Rate

104.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

71.9 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 104.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 71.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Burglary 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 6.0 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Thurcaston Road area has the 47th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 373rd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RD) in the last 12 months was 104.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.3% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 71.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Jersey Road, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Border Drive (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thurcaston Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Border Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hadrian Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hadrian Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Hadrian Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences David Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Modbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalbourn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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