Total Crime Rate

216.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 216.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.8 9/10
  • Drugs 53.4 10/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.7 9/10
  • Public order 16.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fosse Road South area has the 24th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 145th 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 0FX) in the last 12 months was 216.3 per 1,000 residents and was 70.2% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 171.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -70.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 78.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 461.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Fosse Road South area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Westleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Linkway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Cherryleas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcotes Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Westcotes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westcotes Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Barclay Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barclay Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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