Total Crime Rate

181.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 181.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 94.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Leicester Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Anstey , and the 59th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leicester Road (LE7 7AT) in the last 12 months was 181.1 per 1,000 residents and was 161.6% higher than the Anstey average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 55.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leicester Road (LE7 7AT), the main crime hotspot is near The Nook. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leicester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gladstone Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hooks Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Latimer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Latimer Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Palmerston Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nook Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft The Nook Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Albion Street —
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Data Sources

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