Crime Rates at Wodehouse Road, Leicester, LE3 1PX

Wodehouse Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 423rd lowest crime rate of 954 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 Wodehouse Road (LE3 1PX) in the last 12 months was 75.5 per 1,000 residents and was 47.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wodehouse Road (LE3 1PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashthorpe Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.