Total Crime Rate

25.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

16.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 25.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 16.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lancashire 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 7AF) 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 7AF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Lancashire Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanti Margh Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Flax Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checketts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road —

Data Sources

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