Total Crime Rate

308.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

157.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 308.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 157.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 124.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.4 10/10
  • Public order 27.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.0 9/10
  • Other theft 22.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hamelin Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 81st 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 Hamelin Road (LE3 1JP) in the last 12 months was 308.5 per 1,000 residents and was 135.6% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 45 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 157.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamelin Road (LE3 1JP), the main crime hotspot is near Wynthorpe Rise. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamelin Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Court —
Apr 2026Public order Walpole Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walpole Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hinckley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Walpole Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rose Farm Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rose Farm Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylmer Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rancliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Erdyngton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winstanley Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Walpole Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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