Total Crime Rate
122.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Winstanley Drive area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 323rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Winstanley Drive (LE3 1PF) in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Winstanley Drive (LE3 1PF), 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 | Dickens Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hinckley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dickens Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Dickens Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Dickens Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winstanley Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Queensmead Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Winstanley Drive | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aylmer Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aylmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Aylmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hinckley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Hinckley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Aylmer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynthorpe Rise | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wynthorpe Rise | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Gooding Avenue | Under investigation |
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