Total Crime Rate

136.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 136.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.6 9/10
  • Burglary 25.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.7 7/10
  • Other theft 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Public order 5.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cambridge 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 Cambridge Street (LE3 0JP) 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 area’s 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 (≈ 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 Cambridge Street (LE3 0JP), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Cambridge Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stuart Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Latimer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walton Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Eastleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Upperton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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