Total Crime Rate
67.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bonchurch Street area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 389th lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
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 Bonchurch Street (LE3 5EE) in the last 12 months was 67.7 per 1,000 residents and was 44.5% lower than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 12.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bonchurch Street (LE3 5EE), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vernon Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Central Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgate | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Mantle Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Repton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Repton Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rugby Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Paget Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Central Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bonchurch Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Paget Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Balfour Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Balfour Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Balfour Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hoby Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vaughan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Vaughan Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Woodgate | — |
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