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

Somerville 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 Somerville Road (LE3 2EU) 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 Somerville Road (LE3 2EU), the main crime hotspot is near Roundhay Road. Police recorded 43 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Somerville Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Foxcroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lindsay Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Somerville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Roundhay Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Roundhay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roundhay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Dumbleton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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