Total Crime Rate

59.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 59.8 6/10
  • Violent crimes 31.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Peverel Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 344th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Peverel Road (LE3 1EX) in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.3% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -38.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peverel Road (LE3 1EX), the main crime hotspot is near New Fields Avenue. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peverel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Folville Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Fields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Braunstone Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Peverel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Peverel Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Newcombe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newcombe Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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