Crime Rates at Braunstone Lane, Leicester, LE3 2RS

Braunstone Lane area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 462nd highest crime rate of 942 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 Braunstone Lane (LE3 2RS) in the last 12 months was 86.0 per 1,000 residents and was 34.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 45.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Braunstone Lane (LE3 2RS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 69 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near New Fields Avenue (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.