Total Crime Rate

73.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 73.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.7 4/10
  • Other theft 12.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.1 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.1 8/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Harrow Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 425th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Harrow Road (LE3 0JW) in the last 12 months was 73.4 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 17.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harrow Road (LE3 0JW), 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 Harrow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby 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 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
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Musgrove Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Equity Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Equity Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gaul Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Livingstone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Livingstone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Musgrove Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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