Total Crime Rate

148.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.0 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 148.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.3 9/10
  • Other theft 8.7 7/10
  • Public order 8.7 7/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Harrington Street area has the 11th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 235th 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 Harrington Street (LE4 6ES) in the last 12 months was 148.5 per 1,000 residents and was 93.8% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 83.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrington Street (LE4 6ES), the main crime hotspot is near Lombardy Rise. Police recorded 36 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 Harrington Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Harrogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Finsbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Hammercliffe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ferrous Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forest Road
Apr 2026Robbery Forest Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombardy Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oak Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Harrogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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