Total Crime Rate

116.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 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 116.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.6 8/10
  • Burglary 19.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 5.5 7/10
  • Other theft 2.8 1/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle 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

The Crossway area has the 4th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 36th highest crime rate of 288 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 116.3 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% higher than the Braunstone Millfield average (77.0 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Crossway (LE3 2GR), the main crime hotspot is near Una Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Crossway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ayston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beechcroft Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Cleveleys Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cleveleys Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwencole Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Gwencole Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cyril Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Mortimer Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thomas Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thomas Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Drugs Thomas Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Una Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Beechcroft Avenue —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thomas Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Percy Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramble Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Ayston Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braunstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Braunstone Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Braunstone Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Una Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Frankson Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Una Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hillrise Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rosamund Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Claybrook Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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