Total Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 81.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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
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

Flax Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 458th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Flax Road (LE4 6QE) in the last 12 months was 81.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 106.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Flax Road (LE4 6QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Broadhurst Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near A607 (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Flax Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary St Bernards Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Glen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glen Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Down Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Down Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Flax Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Flax Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Harrison Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Leire Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arbour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ascot Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Broadhurst Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epsom Road —
Sep 2025Public order Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marfitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Broadhurst Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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