Crime Rates at Cosby Walk, Leicester, LE4 5FR

Cosby Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 125th 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 Cosby Walk (LE4 5FR) in the last 12 months was 238.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -64.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 59 (≈ 107.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cosby Walk (LE4 5FR), the main crime hotspot is near Pescall Boulevard. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.