Total Crime Rate

21.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 21.9 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Shoplifting 6.3 4/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Robbery 3.1 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Dorset Street area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 84th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dorset Street (LE4 6BE) in the last 12 months was 21.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 439.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dorset Street (LE4 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dorset Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/46)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dorset Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Rothley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cossington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rendell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Law Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rendell Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Redpath Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Redpath Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Stubbs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Rothley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cossington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dorset Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Allington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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