Crime Rates at Somerville Road, Leicester, LE3 2ET

Somerville Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 371st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Somerville Road (LE3 2ET) in the last 12 months was 66.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Somerville Road (LE3 2ET), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 138 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.