Total Crime Rate
51.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Clarke Street area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 283rd 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 Clarke Street (LE4 7NB) in the last 12 months was 51.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Clarke Street (LE4 7NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payne Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pauline Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pauline Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Bernards Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Checketts Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elsadene Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Pauline Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Payne Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Pauline Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sahara Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sahara Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bellholme Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
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