Total Crime Rate

121.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.0 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 121.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 99.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.0 10/10
  • Burglary 9.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Westover Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Braunstone Ravenhurst , and the 31st highest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Westover Road (LE3 3DU) in the last 12 months was 121.4 per 1,000 residents and was 128.9% higher than the Braunstone Ravenhurst average (53.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 181.8% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 181.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westover Road (LE3 3DU), the main crime hotspot is near Conkers Close. Police recorded 42 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westover Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Neal Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Morris Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranberry Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conkers Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Withington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Withington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Columbine Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Butterfield Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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