Total Crime Rate

318.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.9 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 318.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 74.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 61.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 35.7 10/10
  • Public order 32.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Other theft 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.7 10/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 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 2RF) 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 2RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Garth Avenue, where police recorded 36 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coalbourn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Border Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Thurcaston 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thurcaston Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Border Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Border Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bondman Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Oakenshaw Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coalbourn Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Astill Drive 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
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pamela Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridlespur Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Modbury Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Modbury Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garth Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Helena Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurcaston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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