Total Crime Rate

148.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 148.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.4 10/10
  • Other theft 16.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Drugs 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 10.2 7/10
  • Burglary 4.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Walton Street area has the 20th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 236th 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 Walton Street (LE3 0DX) in the last 12 months was 148.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.3% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Walton Street (LE3 0DX), 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 Walton Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
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 Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Westleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bisley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Noel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Walton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road
Apr 2026Drugs Walton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest

Data Sources

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