Total Crime Rate

132.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 14.2 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 7.1 7/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vicarage Lane area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 287th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vicarage Lane (LE4 5PD) in the last 12 months was 132.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% higher than the Belgrave average (76.1 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 56.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vicarage Lane (LE4 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loughborough Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Linford Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Vicarage Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Jackson Street
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elmdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Victoria Road North Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldhouse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belgrave Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Claremont Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Holden Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Linford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmdale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Loughborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Laundry Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loughborough Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elmdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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