Total Crime Rate

70.7 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 70.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.7 5/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Burglary 2.5 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Robbery 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Watson Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 396th 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 Watson Road (LE4 6RZ) in the last 12 months was 70.7 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% lower than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 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 Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 30.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Watson Road (LE4 6RZ), 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 Watson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Sutton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sutton Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Penrith Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Magnus Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Magnus Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Norbury Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norbury Avenue Local resolution
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Data Sources

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