Total Crime Rate

69.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 69.6 6/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.7 6/10
  • Public order 9.5 7/10
  • Burglary 6.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.3 6/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

Kingsway area has the 14th highest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 81st highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

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 Kingsway (LE3 2TT) in the last 12 months was 69.6 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsway (LE3 2TT), the main crime hotspot is near Francis Avenue. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingsway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Francis Avenue —
Apr 2026Public order Freeboard Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Headley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Francis Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edenhurst Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Edenhurst Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Francis Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary The Osiers Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Freeboard Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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