Total Crime Rate
251.7 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Loughborough Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 116th 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 Loughborough Road (LE4 5LL) in the last 12 months was 251.7 per 1,000 residents and was 230.9% higher than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 42 (β 139.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Loughborough Road (LE4 5LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newington Street, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Belgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ascot Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cossington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loughborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cossington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Cossington Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Epsom Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laundry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackson Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Cossington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Broadhurst Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cossington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Leire Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ascot Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Nightclub | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughborough Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ratcliffe Street | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lexham Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Law Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Cooper Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cooper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newington Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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