Total Crime Rate
26.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Dorchester Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Dorchester Road (LE3 0UH) in the last 12 months was 26.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Dorchester Road (LE3 0UH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashthorpe Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fosse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadhurst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sunnycroft Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadhurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | May Close | Under investigation |
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