Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

24.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 48.7 5/10
  • Violent crimes 24.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.0 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 4.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ardath Road area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 269th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Ardath Road (LE4 6JA) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ardath Road (LE4 6JA), the main crime hotspot is near Bardolph Street East. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ardath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belper Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Melrose Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dingley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Harrogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Harrogate Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canon Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Canon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Doncaster Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carter Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Purley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Doncaster Road —

Data Sources

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