Total Crime Rate

132.5 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 132.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 57.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.0 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Battenberg Road area has the 37th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 286th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

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 Battenberg Road (LE3 5HB) in the last 12 months was 132.5 per 1,000 residents and was 4.3% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (β‰ˆ 72.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battenberg Road (LE3 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Road. Police recorded 129 crimes here, including 76 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Battenberg Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Sylvan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Empire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road North Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Vernon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Dannett Street β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bosworth Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Noble Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Flora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Flora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Empire Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Empire Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street β€”
Sep 2025Public order Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Tudor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Paget Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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