Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
14.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Redcar Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 105th 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 Redcar Road (LE4 6PD) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.8% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (β 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Redcar Road (LE4 6PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Moores Road, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Melrose Street (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Glen Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Doncaster Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Doncaster Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Flax Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Norbury Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Belper Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Scarborough Road | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Melrose Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Down Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Agar Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dingley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Purley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Canon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Canon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Down Street | β |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Down Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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