Total Crime Rate

186.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.4 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 186.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 49.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Public order 26.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.0 8/10
  • Other crime 6.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.6 9/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oswin Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 159th highest crime rate of 942 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 Oswin Road (LE3 1HR) in the last 12 months was 186.1 per 1,000 residents and was 42.0% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 86.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oswin Road (LE3 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellinger Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oswin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellinger Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Other crime Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
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Data Sources

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