Total Crime Rate

35.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.5 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 35.1 4/10
  • Violent crimes 17.5 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Latimer Street area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 169th 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 Latimer Street (LE3 0QF) in the last 12 months was 35.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.2% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Latimer Street (LE3 0QF), the main crime hotspot is near Fosse Road Central. Police recorded 67 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 Latimer Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/76)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close —
Apr 2026Other crime Upperton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Public order King Richards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cranmer Street Under investigation
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 Cranmer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrewes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruding Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrewes Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ridley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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