Total Crime Rate
148.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
83.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harrington 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Harrogate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hathaway Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombardy Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Finsbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Hammercliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ferrous Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highbury Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombardy Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Forest Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forest Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Carter Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lombardy Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Oak Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Harrogate Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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