Total Crime Rate

308.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 308.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 166.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 135.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Public order 31.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.2 10/10
  • Other theft 18.9 9/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Lavender Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 82nd 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 Lavender Road (LE3 1AL) in the last 12 months was 308.2 per 1,000 residents and was 135.3% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 53 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lavender Road (LE3 1AL), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Lavender Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ivy Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hopefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopefield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ivy Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivy Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Narborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashleigh Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gaddesby Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gaddesby Avenue
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hardwick Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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