Total Crime Rate

212.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

93.9 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 212.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 93.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 24.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Other theft 19.3 9/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
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

Abbey Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 96 local areas in Abbey , and the 136th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Abbey Lane (LE4 5QJ) in the last 12 months was 212.7 per 1,000 residents and was 47.6% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 34 (≈ 93.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Lane (LE4 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Langley Gardens. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marwell Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Marwell Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Carnation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Langley Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carnation Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anchor Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anchor Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wesley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbey Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robert Hall Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Millbrook Close —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Beaumanor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Robert Hall Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaumanor Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovebury Road —
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Data Sources

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