Total Crime Rate

261.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.4 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 261.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 107.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.3 10/10
  • Drugs 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 13.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 6.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 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

Equity Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 97th 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 Equity Road (LE3 0AS) in the last 12 months was 261.7 per 1,000 residents and was 114.5% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 107.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Equity Road (LE3 0AS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 124 crimes here, including 56 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Equity Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sheffield Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Celt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Equity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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