Crime Rates at Gunthorpe Road, Leicester, LE3 1SG

Gunthorpe Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 369th 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 Gunthorpe Road (LE3 1SG) in the last 12 months was 64.2 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -24.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gunthorpe Road (LE3 1SG), the main crime hotspot is near Gallards Hill. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.