Total Crime Rate

41.1 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 41.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Drugs 9.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Shetland Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 201st 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 Shetland Road (LE4 6RS) in the last 12 months was 41.1 per 1,000 residents and was 46.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shetland Road (LE4 6RS), 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 Shetland Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sutton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Harrogate Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Penrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Gayton Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gayton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dean Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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