Total Crime Rate

438.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 438.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Briton Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 47th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Briton Street (LE3 0AB) in the last 12 months was 438.7 per 1,000 residents and was 259.6% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Briton Street (LE3 0AB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Briton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/82)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Island Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tarragon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarragon Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tarragon Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briton Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Boulevard Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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