Total Crime Rate
319.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
67.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Fosse 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 0FT) 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 0FT), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ivy Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gaddesby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaddesby Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harrow Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barclay Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fosse Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Westleigh Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Fosse Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Browning Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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