Total Crime Rate

147.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 147.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.1 9/10
  • Burglary 15.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 3/10
  • Other crime 6.3 8/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 27th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 254th highest 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 Hockley Farm Road (LE3 1HJ) in the last 12 months was 147.3 per 1,000 residents and was 2.1% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 87.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hockley Farm Road (LE3 1HJ), the main crime hotspot is near Hand Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 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 (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Foxholes Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hockley Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Criminal damage and arson Gallards Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowdall Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Cowdall Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cowdall Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hand Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Winforde Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gunthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cantrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Somerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Somerton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Gunthorpe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cantrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Cantrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cantrell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winforde Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cantrell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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