Total Crime Rate

91.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

The Crossway area has the 7th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 54th highest crime rate of 289 local areas in Blaby .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Crossway (LE3 2GR) in the last 12 months was 91.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% higher than the Braunstone Millfield average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -11.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crossway (LE3 2GR), the main crime hotspot is near Una Avenue. Police recorded 25 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Crossway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Biam Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Gwencole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ayston Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ayston Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Braunstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Other crime Beechcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Una Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Una Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cyril Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Claybrook Avenue Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cottage Row Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Gwencole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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