Crime Rates at Burleys Way, Leicester, LE1 3BD

Burleys Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 4th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burleys Way (LE1 3BD) in the last 12 months was 2481.0 per 1,000 residents and was 400.4% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 270 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 9 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 17.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -15.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 478 (≈ 1069.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burleys Way (LE1 3BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 363 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (137 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.