Total Crime Rate

268.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 268.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 96.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 51.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.1 10/10
  • Public order 20.6 9/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Drugs 17.2 9/10
  • Other theft 17.2 9/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Westcotes Drive area has the 13th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 94th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westcotes Drive (LE3 0QS) in the last 12 months was 268.0 per 1,000 residents and was 119.7% higher 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 96.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcotes Drive (LE3 0QS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sykefield Avenue, where police recorded 59 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stretton Road (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westcotes Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dulverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykefield Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Browning Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherryleas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherryleas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherryleas Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beaconsfield Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Beaconsfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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