Total Crime Rate

59.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 59.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 38.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.5 5/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ashthorpe Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 339th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ashthorpe Road (LE3 1PN) in the last 12 months was 59.1 per 1,000 residents and was 54.9% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 38.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashthorpe Road (LE3 1PN), the main crime hotspot is near Gooding Avenue. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ashthorpe Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rancliffe Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thurlington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thurlington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thurlington Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences May Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Gooding Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bronte Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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