Crime Rates at Western Road, Leicester, LE3 0GB

Western Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 107th 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 Western Road (LE3 0GB) in the last 12 months was 244.1 per 1,000 residents and was 100.1% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 133.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 85.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 56.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (LE3 0GB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tarragon Road, where police recorded 127 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (56 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.