Total Crime Rate

108.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 108.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 59.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 37.1 7/10
  • Public order 19.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 12.4 9/10
  • Other crime 9.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 5.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Luther Street area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 354th highest crime rate of 942 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 Luther Street (LE3 0QG) in the last 12 months was 108.9 per 1,000 residents and was 10.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Luther Street (LE3 0QG), 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 Luther Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/71)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Andrewes Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Celt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ridley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Saxon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Saxon Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Andrewes Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cranmer Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close —
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Musgrove Close Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
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Data Sources

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