Total Crime Rate

147.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 147.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 59.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 28.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.6 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 14.1 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Burglary 7.0 7/10
  • Drugs 7.0 7/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Chartley Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 239th 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 Chartley Road (LE3 1AB) in the last 12 months was 147.9 per 1,000 residents and was 12.9% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chartley Road (LE3 1AB), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chartley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Harlaxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Harlaxton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlaxton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sykefield Avenue
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlaxton Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harlaxton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaddesby Avenue
Apr 2026Public order Gaddesby 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 2026Vehicle crime Sykefield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sykefield Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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