Total Crime Rate

127.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.5 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Housman Walk area has the 14th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 291st 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 Housman Walk (LE4 6DS) in the last 12 months was 127.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.6% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -4.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Housman Walk (LE4 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Southey Close, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bardolph Street East (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Housman Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Constable Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Allington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stubbs Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Southey Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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