Crime Rates at Shaftesbury Road, Leicester, LE3 0QN

Shaftesbury Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 277th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Shaftesbury Road (LE3 0QN) in the last 12 months was 136.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.1% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 49.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaftesbury Road (LE3 0QN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stretton Road (37 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.