Crime Rates at Westcotes Drive, Leicester, LE3 0QU

Westcotes Drive area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 456th highest crime rate of 954 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 Westcotes Drive (LE3 0QU) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.2% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westcotes Drive (LE3 0QU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sykefield Avenue, where police recorded 63 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beaconsfield Road (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.