Crime Rates at Mountcastle Road, Leicester, LE3 2BW

Mountcastle Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 315th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mountcastle Road (LE3 2BW) in the last 12 months was 124.3 per 1,000 residents and was 13.9% 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 13 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mountcastle Road (LE3 2BW), 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.