Crime Rates at Thurcaston Road, Leicester, LE4 2RE

Thurcaston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 77th highest crime rate of 942 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 Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RE) in the last 12 months was 318.2 per 1,000 residents and was 120.8% higher 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 116.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RE), 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.