Total Crime Rate

175.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

124.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 175.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 124.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 98.9 10/10
  • Public order 22.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Other theft 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 8th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 179th 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 Loughborough Road (LE4 5PL) in the last 12 months was 175.1 per 1,000 residents and was 128.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 124.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loughborough Road (LE4 5PL), 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 (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shirley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Claremont Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Claremont Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Loughborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Roughton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elsadene Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sahara Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Elmdale Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Overing Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Overing Close —
Apr 2026Robbery Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sahara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Palmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Talbot Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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