Total Crime Rate
17.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Wyngate Drive area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wyngate Drive (LE3 0UT) in the last 12 months was 17.6 per 1,000 residents and was 86.2% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wyngate Drive (LE3 0UT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Upperton Rise, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Guthridge Crescent (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Fosse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Dorchester Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Melcroft Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Upperton Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Upperton Rise | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Taunton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Porlock Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Taunton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Frampton Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Guthridge Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthridge Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Guthridge Crescent | Under investigation |
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