Total Crime Rate
81.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Highbury Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 453rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Highbury Road (LE4 6FU) in the last 12 months was 81.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% higher than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 37.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Highbury Road (LE4 6FU), the main crime hotspot is near Ironworks Road. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Belgrave| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ferrous Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lunsford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Lunsford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Pickering Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Forest Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironworks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironworks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironworks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ironworks Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferrous Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Ferrous Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ironworks Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hammercliffe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Gayton Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrogate Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dean Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norbury Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Harrington Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gayton Avenue | Under investigation |
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