Total Crime Rate

79.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 79.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Central Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 444th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Central Road (LE3 5EJ) in the last 12 months was 79.0 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 96.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Central Road (LE3 5EJ), the main crime hotspot is near Empire Road. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 50 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Central Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Buckminster Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Empire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Empire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Dunton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Paget Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Medina Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bonchurch Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Balfour Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Balfour Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rugby Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Bonchurch Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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