Total Crime Rate

164.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.9 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 164.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.0 6/10
  • Other theft 14.0 9/10
  • Robbery 7.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Canterbury Terrace area has the 16th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 194th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canterbury Terrace (LE3 1AA) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (131.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canterbury Terrace (LE3 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Sykefield Avenue. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Canterbury Terrace area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaddesby Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue 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 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykefield Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaddesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Road —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hardwick Court —
Apr 2026Public order Astley Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Astley Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Upperton Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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