Total Crime Rate

226.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 226.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 37.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 8.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 7/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Beaman Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 125th 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 Beaman Road (LE4 9AR) in the last 12 months was 226.8 per 1,000 residents and was 267.0% higher than the Rushey Mead average (61.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -21.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beaman Road (LE4 9AR), the main crime hotspot is near Barkbythorpe Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beaman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cookson Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkbythorpe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkbythorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkbythorpe Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barkbythorpe Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Warren View Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wye Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Wye Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barkbythorpe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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