Total Crime Rate

79.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 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 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Public order 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 1.9 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Flax Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 449th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flax Road (LE4 6QD) 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 32.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flax Road (LE4 6QD), the main crime hotspot is near Broadhurst Street. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Flax Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flax Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Leire Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checketts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Agar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Scarborough Road —
Apr 2026Other crime Glen Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Herbert Avenue —
Apr 2026Burglary Epsom Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernards Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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