Total Crime Rate
74.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Peverel Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 417th lowest crime rate of 954 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 74.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.6% lower than the Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields average (144.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Criminal damage and arson ( -87.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 33.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Peverel Road (LE3 1EX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Peverel Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newcombe Road (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Gooding Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braunstone Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Ardern Terrace | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Folville Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Folville Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hallam Crescent East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Peverel Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Peverel Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | New Fields Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | New Fields Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Gooding Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waltham Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Braunstone Avenue | — |
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