Total Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 6/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· 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 70.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.8 7/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bale Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 48 local areas in North Evington , and the 392nd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Bale Road (LE4 9BF) in the last 12 months was 70.2 per 1,000 residents and was 34.4% higher than the North Evington average (52.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (β‰ˆ 37.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bale Road (LE4 9BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Gipsy Lane, where police recorded 45 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cordelia Close (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bale Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Leveric Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Portishead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Thornville Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edgehill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aneford Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunholme Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Brackley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackley Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portishead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Portishead Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iliffe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portishead Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braybrooke Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northfield Road β€”
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Braybrooke Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Naseby Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gipsy Lane β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tunstall Crescent β€”
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Woodgreen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cordelia Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Tomlin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Hagley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Hagley Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Peake Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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