Total Crime Rate

157.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 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 157.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.4 8/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Drugs 12.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.5 9/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 7.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • 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

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 5NU) 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 5NU), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Exploration Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Chale Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Chale Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harston Lane —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Pescall Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pescall Boulevard —
Apr 2026Robbery Exploration Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Exploration Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Discovery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Markfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Meadows Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Markfield Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Markfield Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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