Total Crime Rate

139.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 139.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 38.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.5 7/10
  • Burglary 17.5 10/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Robbery 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Fosse Road South area has the 36th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 262nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fosse Road South (LE3 0FZ) in the last 12 months was 139.9 per 1,000 residents and was 14.6% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/66)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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