Crime Rates at Edward Street, Anstey, Leicester, LE7 7DR

Edward Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Anstey , and the 240th highest crime rate of 553 local areas in Charnwood .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edward Street (LE7 7DR) in the last 12 months was 62.0 per 1,000 residents and was 10.4% lower than the Anstey average (69.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -61.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edward Street (LE7 7DR), the main crime hotspot is near Link Road. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.