Total Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 17.7 2/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • 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

Penrith Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 54th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Penrith Road (LE4 6NX) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -93.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penrith Road (LE4 6NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flax Road, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tiverton Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penrith Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Magnus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marfitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moores Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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