Total Crime Rate
64.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
27.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Alcott Close area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 372nd 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 Alcott Close (LE3 1PU) in the last 12 months was 64.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 27.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Alcott Close (LE3 1PU), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Bronte Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | May Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Sunnycroft Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rancliffe Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Court | Under investigation |
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