Crime Rates at Cort Crescent, Leicester, LE3 1QH

Cort Crescent area has the 29th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 260th 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 Cort Crescent (LE3 1QH) in the last 12 months was 144.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.1% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 57.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cort Crescent (LE3 1QH), the main crime hotspot is near Wellinger Way. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.