Crime Rates at Heyworth Road, Leicester, LE3 2DB

Heyworth Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 347th 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 Heyworth Road (LE3 2DB) in the last 12 months was 62.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 133.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Heyworth Road (LE3 2DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lambert Road, where police recorded 41 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mavis Avenue (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.