Total Crime Rate

113.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 113.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 40.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 17.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Wilberforce Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 335th 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 Wilberforce Road (LE3 0DJ) in the last 12 months was 113.6 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Road (LE3 0DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lambert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Equity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Equity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Blue Fox Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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