Leicestershire’s most dangerous streets – Leicestershire Live

Someone is physically attacked or sexually assaulted on average once every three days in or near Leicestershire’s most violent street, figures show. These offenses include common assault, GBH (causing grievous bodily harm), rape, sexual assault and other sexual offences.

Across the country, there were almost 900 streets last year where there were at least 52 of these crimes – meaning someone was attacked in that area, on average, once a week. In Leicester, 121 such offenses were recorded “on or near” Ocean Road, off Colchester Road in Leicester, police maps show.

That’s the equivalent of one crime every 72 hours. It followed reports “on or near” Groby Road Gardens, in Leicester, where 118 offenses were recorded.

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A large number of offenses were also recorded “on or near” Hill View in Blaby. However, this is close to the headquarters of Leicestershire Police, so it is likely that they are referring to the location where these crimes were first reported, not necessarily where they took place, the Reach Data Unit said.

Leicestershire Police told LeicestershireLive that it believes its mapping systems pinpoint reports to a central point for each postcode, rather than reflecting the exact location where the incident takes place. Because of this, the crimes could have been committed near the named roads, but not necessarily on them. Sex offenses can also include online offences, spiking and domestic incidents of a sexual nature, the force added.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, Leicester city center was the most dangerous area to visit in Leicestershire. There were a total of 1,164 violent or sexual crimes recorded by police in the city center last year.

This was followed by Kirby Frith, in Leicester, with 665 murders and then Loughborough Lemyngton & Hastings, in Charnwood (652). Chief Superintendent Shane O’Neill said tackling violent and sexual crime continued to be a priority for the force.

He added: “We want people to feel safe in the areas where they live, work and socialize and reducing crime in the city center is a significant area of ​​focus for the force. The city center attracts thousands of people day and night and as such is the area of ​​the force that sees the most recorded crimes.

“But our priority focus on targeting those who cause the most harm in our communities has led to a sustained reduction in crime in many areas in and around the city – with a 6.8% reduction in crime in the city center , with 957 less. reported crimes over the same period last year and a 12% reduction in serious violent crime.

“However, we recognize that there is still a lot of work to be done. Through additional government funding, we have been able to invest over 10,000 extra officer hours in high-visibility policing in areas we know have higher rates of violent and sexual crime.

“This has been in conjunction with targeted drug enforcement operations and ongoing work with partners to identify pre-offending behaviors and understand why crime occurs. In addition, the work police and other agencies through the Violence Reduction Network aim to prevent and reduce violence through effective interventions.

“This includes working with schools to identify children at risk of becoming involved in violence, as well as those who are already offending to help change behaviour. continues to raise awareness about preventing violent situations and challenging inappropriate behavior.

“Any violent or sexual crime is wrong and it is important that these reports continue to be made to us so that we can continue to work to prevent and detect these crimes. Please know that support is available and that we have trained officers on the force who can help.

“Reports can be made online or by calling 101. Always call 999 in an emergency.”