Total Crime Rate

365.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 365.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.6 10/10
  • Other theft 47.0 10/10
  • Burglary 43.6 10/10
  • Drugs 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 30.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.5 10/10
  • Public order 23.5 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.7 9/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Paton Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 66th highest crime rate of 954 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 Paton Street (LE3 0BE) in the last 12 months was 365.8 per 1,000 residents and was 187.8% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 127.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Paton Street (LE3 0BE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Paton Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/86)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Celt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celt Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sheffield Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paton Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Saxon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cranmer Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Briton Street Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Norman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Norman Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Norman Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Latimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Celt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Briton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
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Data Sources

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