Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 79.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.0 5/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Leire Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 446th 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 Leire Street (LE4 6NT) in the last 12 months was 79.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.0% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 102.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leire Street (LE4 6NT), the main crime hotspot is near Newington Street. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leire Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Newington Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Newington Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newington Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Epsom Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Down Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newington Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Down Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Down Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Broadhurst Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broadhurst Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Broadhurst Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Public order Leire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Down Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checketts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flax Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
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Data Sources

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