Total Crime Rate

46.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

18.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 18.6 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Public order 9.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 9.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.3 2/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

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 5BT) 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 5BT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wand Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/55)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rothley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Asha Margh —
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Asha Margh Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Asha Margh Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Rothley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Quemby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holden Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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