Crime Rates at Southside Road, Braunstone, Leicester, LE3 2YZ

Southside Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 30 local areas in Braunstone Millfield , and the 64th lowest crime rate of 289 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 Southside Road (LE3 2YZ) in the last 12 months was 22.7 per 1,000 residents and was 71.3% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southside Road (LE3 2YZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Francis Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.