Total Crime Rate

90.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.5 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 90.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 45.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cambridge Street area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 445th 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 Cambridge Street (LE3 0JP) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% lower 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 45.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cambridge Street (LE3 0JP), 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 Cambridge Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Noel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Equity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Equity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Noel Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stuart Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bruce Street Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Paton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bruce Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bruce Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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