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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in LE4: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

LE4 recorded 870 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 6.71 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 34.7% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 4.3% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring79.57 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment870 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 4.3% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

870
trending_up +9.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

79.57per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

2,474

Within LE4 district

Leicester

129,600

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 30 Shoplifting: 16 Violence and sexual offences: 6
30
Sports/Recreation Area Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 3
11
Checkland Road Map
total: 10 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Shoplifting: 3
10
Devonshire Road Map
total: 10 Shoplifting: 4 Burglary: 2
10
Oronsay Road Map
total: 9 Public order: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Malham Close Map
total: 9 Anti-social behaviour: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
9
Lime Grove Close Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Anti-social behaviour: 2
9
Doncaster Road Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 7 Violence and sexual offences: 1
8
Newington Street Map
total: 8 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8
Thorntree Close Map
total: 8 Public order: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 2
8

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
870 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
302
34.7%
Anti-social Behaviour
138
15.9%
Criminal Damage & Arson
88
10.1%
Public Order
81
9.3%
Shoplifting
57
6.6%
Vehicle Crime
46
5.3%
Other Theft
43
4.9%
Burglary
37
4.3%
Drug Offences
26
3.0%
Other Crime
17
2.0%
Bicycle Theft
13
1.5%
Robbery
12
1.4%
Theft from Person
6
0.7%
Weapons Possession
4
0.5%

Crime Analysis: LE4

Violence & Sexual Offences makes up the largest share of crime in LE4 at 34.7%. Anti-social Behaviour (15.9%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.1%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in LE4 has fallen slightly — by 4.3%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for LE4 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_up +9.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -4.3%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.4%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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