Crime Rates at Barkby Road, Leicester, LE4 9HL

Barkby Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 42 local areas in Rushey Mead , and the 268th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Barkby Road (LE4 9HL) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.4% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barkby Road (LE4 9HL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Roseneath Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.