Total Crime Rate

258.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.1 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 258.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 126.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.4 8/10
  • Public order 17.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.2 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Hallam Crescent East area has the 8th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 98th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hallam Crescent East (LE3 1FF) in the last 12 months was 258.9 per 1,000 residents and was 97.6% 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 Shoplifting with 50 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 2.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 76.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hallam Crescent East (LE3 1FF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Fields Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Hallam Crescent East area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Caldecote Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reynolds Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Braunstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braunstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braunstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Caldecote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Ayston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hillary Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairbourne Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Fairbourne Road —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Fields Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order New Fields Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Fairbourne Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldecote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Caldecote Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Waltham Avenue —
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Police Station Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 32

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑