Total Crime Rate

102.2 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· 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 102.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.3 7/10
  • Other theft 16.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Fosse Road South area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 406th 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 Fosse Road South (LE3 0FR) in the last 12 months was 102.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2023. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (β‰ˆ 51.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fosse Road South (LE3 0FR), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Fosse

Crime Over Time in Fosse Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcotes Drive β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Luther Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Tyndale Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station β€”
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barclay Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.