Crime Rates at Highbury Road, Leicester, LE4 6FW

Highbury Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 101st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highbury Road (LE4 6FW) in the last 12 months was 24.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.8% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highbury Road (LE4 6FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ironworks Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Queniborough Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.