Total Crime Rate
127.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
62.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Housman 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Constable Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Allington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stubbs Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southey Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Southey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Southey Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Southey Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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