Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Murrayfield Road area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 199th highest crime rate of 954 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 Murrayfield Road (LE3 1UW) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Murrayfield Road (LE3 1UW), the main crime hotspot is near Ryder Road. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Murrayfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sunningdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hollinwell Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Golf Course Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ryder Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ryder Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Golf Course Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunningdale Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sunningdale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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