Total Crime Rate

111.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 111.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Winstanley 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.

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Crime Over Time in Winstanley Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Valence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winstanley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Overpark Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Redmarle Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Redmarle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Ashthorpe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gooding Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Thurlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thurlington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Thurlington Road
Sep 2025Public order Valence Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime May Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences May Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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