Total Crime Rate
132.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Vicarage 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.
View Crime In Belgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Jackson Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Elmdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Victoria Road North | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fieldhouse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belgrave Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Claremont Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bath Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Holden Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Linford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Victoria Road North | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmdale Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Loughborough Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Laundry Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughborough Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Elmdale Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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