Total Crime Rate

179.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 179.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Other crime 10.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hockley Farm Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 190th highest crime rate of 954 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 Hockley Farm Road (LE3 1HH) in the last 12 months was 179.4 per 1,000 residents and was 24.3% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockley Farm Road (LE3 1HH), the main crime hotspot is near Wellinger Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hockley Farm Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winforde Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Rise —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hollins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wellinger Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Braunstone Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Hand Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Hand Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlyns Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlyns Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cowdall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Winforde Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hockley Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Webster Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hollins Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Covett Way —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gallards Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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