Total Crime Rate
111.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winstanley Drive area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 367th 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 Winstanley Drive (LE3 1PD) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 23.0% lower 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 65.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winstanley Drive (LE3 1PD), the main crime hotspot is near Wynthorpe Rise. Police recorded 61 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Valence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winstanley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Overpark Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynthorpe Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynthorpe Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Redmarle Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Redmarle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Alcott Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ashthorpe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winstanley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gooding Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thurlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thurlington Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thurlington Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Valence Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | May Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | May Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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