Crime Rates at Wand Street, Leicester, LE4 5BS

Wand Street area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 248th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wand Street (LE4 5BS) in the last 12 months was 46.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.5% 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 5 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 Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 18.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wand Street (LE4 5BS), 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.