Total Crime Rate

63.4 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 63.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Wavertree Drive area has the 34th highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 353rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Wavertree Drive (LE4 7NX) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.6% lower than the Belgrave average (76.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wavertree Drive (LE4 7NX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Payne Street (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Wavertree Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Berridge Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Berridge Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stafford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Payne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lanesborough Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
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Data Sources

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