Total Crime Rate

169.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

107.3 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 169.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 107.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.0 7/10
  • Other theft 11.3 8/10
  • Robbery 5.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Blackmore Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 190th 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 Blackmore Drive (LE3 1LP) in the last 12 months was 169.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.4% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 107.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackmore Drive (LE3 1LP), 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 Blackmore Drive area

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

Data Sources

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