Crime Rates at Exploration Drive, Leicester, LE4 5JD

Exploration Drive area has the 30th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 214th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Exploration Drive (LE4 5JD) in the last 12 months was 157.1 per 1,000 residents and was 9.0% higher than the Abbey average (144.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Exploration Drive (LE4 5JD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 79 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sudeley Avenue (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.