Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 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 158.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 92.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 4/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Cressida Place area has the 18th highest crime rate of 65 local areas in Braunstone Park & Rowley Fields , and the 211th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cressida Place (LE3 3AN) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% 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 27 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cressida Place (LE3 3AN), the main crime hotspot is near Cort Crescent. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cressida Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Pilkington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Raven Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kingsway North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodshawe Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodshawe Rise Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Pilkington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Raven Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Raven Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Avon Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cort Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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