Total Crime Rate

89.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 89.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Woodbridge Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 68 local areas in Belgrave , and the 448th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Woodbridge Road (LE4 7RF) in the last 12 months was 89.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -88.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Woodbridge Road (LE4 7RF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Payne Street, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mortoft Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Woodbridge Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs St Michaels Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laundry Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Jackson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stafford Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Checketts Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road North Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bellholme Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Payne Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Pauline Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ascot Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arbour Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Arbour Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ascot Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sahara Close
Apr 2026Public order Sahara Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Epsom Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Bernards Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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