Total Crime Rate

438.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 438.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 138.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 136.4 10/10
  • Public order 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 17.8 6/10
  • Drugs 13.8 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.8 9/10
  • Robbery 9.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 2.0 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

Wilberforce Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 47th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wilberforce Road (LE3 0GT) in the last 12 months was 438.7 per 1,000 residents and was 259.6% 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 70 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 94 (≈ 185.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wilberforce Road (LE3 0GT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Wilberforce Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Watkin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Briton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Briton Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sage Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Watkin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Watkin Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tarragon Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Western Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Noel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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