Total Crime Rate

39.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 39.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Finsbury Road area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 185th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Finsbury Road (LE4 6GQ) in the last 12 months was 39.4 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 19.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finsbury Road (LE4 6GQ), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Avenue. Police recorded 35 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 Finsbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lunsford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Lunsford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Close —
Sep 2025Other crime Sutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ironworks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ironworks Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Ferrous Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pickering Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Harrington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gayton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Gayton Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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