Crime Rates at Mountcastle Road, Leicester, LE3 2BX

Mountcastle 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 Mountcastle Road (LE3 2BX) 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 Mountcastle Road (LE3 2BX), 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.