Total Crime Rate
25.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lancashire Street area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Lancashire Street (LE4 7AE) in the last 12 months was 25.4 per 1,000 residents and was 66.9% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 16.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancashire Street (LE4 7AE), the main crime hotspot is near Moores Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Edensor Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Gipsy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shanti Margh | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | St Michaels Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | St Michaels Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Payne Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moores Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stafford Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Flax Road | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Moores Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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