Crime Rates at Shetland Road, Leicester, LE4 6RS

Shetland Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 109th 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 Shetland Road (LE4 6RS) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shetland Road (LE4 6RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sutton Place, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sutton Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.