Total Crime Rate

319.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 319.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.0 7/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 10.1 9/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Fosse Road South area has the 9th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 76th 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 Fosse Road South (LE3 0FS) in the last 12 months was 319.9 per 1,000 residents and was 162.2% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -52.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fosse Road South (LE3 0FS), 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 Fosse Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road
Apr 2026Public order Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road South 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 2026Criminal damage and arson Westleigh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherryleas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Road

Data Sources

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