Crime Rates at Western Road, Leicester, LE3 0GR

Western Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 79th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Western Road (LE3 0GR) in the last 12 months was 323.5 per 1,000 residents and was 154.5% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 80.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (LE3 0GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mill Lane, where police recorded 319 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Supermarket (65 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.