Total Crime Rate

70.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 70.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Heyworth Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 408th 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 Heyworth Road (LE3 2DB) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 46.1% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyworth Road (LE3 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Lambert Road. Police recorded 33 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Heyworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Hopefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lambert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopefield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mavis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lambert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Marlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Evelyn Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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