Total Crime Rate

327.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.7 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 327.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 155.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 38.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.3 10/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Other theft 25.0 10/10
  • Drugs 11.1 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • 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

Wynthorpe Rise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 72nd 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 Wynthorpe Rise (LE3 1PG) in the last 12 months was 327.8 per 1,000 residents and was 150.3% 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 56 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 69 (≈ 191.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wynthorpe Rise (LE3 1PG), 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 Wynthorpe Rise area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bronte Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gooding Avenue 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 Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rancliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winstanley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haworth Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Aylmer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aylmer Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winstanley Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Wynthorpe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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