Total Crime Rate

147.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

111.4 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 147.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 111.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Main Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 240th 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 Main Street (LE3 3AL) in the last 12 months was 147.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.7% 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 39 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 111.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Main Street (LE3 3AL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Odam Close (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Main Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hathaway Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Odam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shakespeare Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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