Total Crime Rate
422.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Thurcaston Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 53rd 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 Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RF) in the last 12 months was 422.1 per 1,000 residents and was 172.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -67.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 126.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thurcaston Road (LE4 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thurcaston Road, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Garth Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurcaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurcaston Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pamela Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Pytchley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pytchley Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coalbourn Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thurcaston Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bridlespur Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Modbury Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Modbury Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Garth Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Helena Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Border Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Millwood Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Pamela Place | Under investigation |
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