Crime Rates at Cross Street, Leicester, LE4 5BA

Cross Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cross Street (LE4 5BA) in the last 12 months was 21.3 per 1,000 residents and was 72.2% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cross Street (LE4 5BA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cossington Street (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.