Total Crime Rate
264.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cherryleas Drive area has the 16th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cherryleas Drive (LE3 0LS) in the last 12 months was 264.6 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -56.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 82.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cherryleas Drive (LE3 0LS), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 37 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 | Drugs | Fosse Road Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westcotes Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fosse Road Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Cherryleas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneshill Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fosse Road Central | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Fosse Road Central | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Beaconsfield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beaconsfield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westcotes Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westcotes Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Kirby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Fosse Road Central | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Livingstone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Browning Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barclay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barclay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Barclay Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barclay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Kirby Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Linkway Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Henton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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