Total Crime Rate

164.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 164.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Public order 25.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hunter Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 195th 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 Hunter Road (LE4 5GJ) in the last 12 months was 164.2 per 1,000 residents and was 114.4% higher than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hunter Road (LE4 5GJ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hunter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dundonald Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hunter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mckay Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Baseball Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Westbourne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross' Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ross' Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ross' Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Buller Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross' Walk —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ross' Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Union Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harston Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Baseball Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ross Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hildyard Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marjorie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marjorie Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marjorie Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruin Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garfield Street —
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Data Sources

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