Total Crime Rate

39.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 39.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Public order 8.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Stafford Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 211th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stafford Street (LE4 7AJ) in the last 12 months was 39.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.0% lower than the Belgrave average (76.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stafford Street (LE4 7AJ), 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 Stafford Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moores Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edensor Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gipsy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shanti Margh Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Moores Road

Data Sources

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