Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

78.0 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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 78.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 18.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.2 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.4 2/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Loughborough Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 197th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Loughborough Road (LE4 5PH) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 113.0% higher than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 78.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loughborough Road (LE4 5PH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Overing Close, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mortoft Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Loughborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elsadene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holden Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Holden Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overing Close —
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sahara Close —
Apr 2026Public order Sahara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Palmer Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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