Crime Rates at Mortimer Way, Leicester, LE3 1GR

Mortimer Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 71st highest crime rate of 954 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 Mortimer Way (LE3 1GR) in the last 12 months was 354.1 per 1,000 residents and was 145.3% higher 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 Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 275.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 100.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mortimer Way (LE3 1GR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Audley End, where police recorded 61 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.