Total Crime Rate
136.4 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Browning Street area has the 35th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 276th highest crime rate of 954 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 Browning Street (LE3 0JL) in the last 12 months was 136.4 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (β 68.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -32.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Browning Street (LE3 0JL), 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.
View Crime In Fosse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Livingstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Latimer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Eastleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Norman Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Norman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Norman Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shaftesbury Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stuart Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | β |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Upperton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tyndale Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Luther Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Ivy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Ivy Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upperton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Upperton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Upperton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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