Crime Rates at Birchwood Close, Leicester Forest East, Leicester, LE3 3PU

Birchwood Close area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 19 local areas in Kirby Muxloe , and the 77th lowest crime rate of 288 local areas in Blaby .

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 Birchwood Close (LE3 3PU) in the last 12 months was 27.0 per 1,000 residents and was 40.7% lower than the Kirby Muxloe average (45.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Birchwood Close (LE3 3PU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lancelot Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Acacia Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.