Total Crime Rate

444.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

201.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 444.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 201.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 130.0 10/10
  • Public order 44.8 10/10
  • Other theft 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.9 10/10
  • Burglary 13.5 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.5 7/10
  • Robbery 4.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Narborough Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 44th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Narborough Road (LE3 2RA) in the last 12 months was 444.0 per 1,000 residents and was 238.9% higher 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 45 (≈ 201.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Narborough Road (LE3 2RA), the main crime hotspot is near Harlaxton Street. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 63 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Narborough Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westleigh Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Evesham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Westleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westleigh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Hopefield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hopefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hopefield Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Compton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wolverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Narborough Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westleigh Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Nutfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Harlaxton Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harlaxton Street

Data Sources

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