Crime Rates at Link Road, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7BW

Link Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Anstey , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

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 Link Road (LE7 7BW) in the last 12 months was 37.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.3% lower than the Anstey average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 300.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (LE7 7BW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Albion Street, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Balladine Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.