Total Crime Rate
52.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
25.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Narborough Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 291st 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 Narborough Road (LE3 2AP) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Narborough Road (LE3 2AP), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 108 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Westleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Westleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hopefield Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hopefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hopefield Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Compton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Wolverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narborough Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wolverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Gaddesby Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Westleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Fosse Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Gaddesby Avenue | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Narborough Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
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