Total Crime Rate

49.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.9 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.2 4/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gipsy Lane area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 254th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Gipsy Lane (LE4 6RB) in the last 12 months was 49.7 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gipsy Lane (LE4 6RB), the main crime hotspot is near Sutton Avenue. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gipsy Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Penrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sutton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Marfitt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Magnus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Moores Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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