Total Crime Rate
71.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hopefield Road area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 405th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Hopefield Road (LE3 2BL) in the last 12 months was 71.7 per 1,000 residents and was 50.3% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 32.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Hopefield Road (LE3 2BL), the main crime hotspot is near Westleigh Road. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bisley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Evelyn Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Evelyn Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Haddenham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mavis Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mavis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mavis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mavis Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Westleigh Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Westleigh Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Westleigh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Westleigh Road | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hopefield Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Compton Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Danvers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Danvers Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Danvers Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Danvers Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Raymond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Raymond Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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