Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.1 10/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 4.8 5/10
  • Other crime 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
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

Gallards Hill area has the 24th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 254th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gallards Hill (LE3 1QQ) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.8% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gallards Hill (LE3 1QQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cort Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gallards Hill area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hollins Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pilkington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bendbow Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bendbow Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hand Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Pollard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gallards Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gallards Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilkington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Wellinger Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Didsbury Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Pollard Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worrall Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worrall Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Webster Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cort Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pollard Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Worrall Close

Data Sources

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