Total Crime Rate

67.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 67.7 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.6 3/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 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
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

Bonchurch 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.

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Crime Over Time in Bonchurch Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate
Apr 2026Other crime Mantle Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Repton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Repton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rugby Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paget Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Central Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Balfour Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Balfour Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Woodgate

Data Sources

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