Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Vaughan Street area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 251st 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 Vaughan Street (LE3 5JP) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vaughan Street (LE3 5JP), 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 Vaughan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kate Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dannett Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arundel Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fosse Road Central Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Fosse Road Central Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Road Central Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tewkesbury Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Empire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flora Street
Apr 2026Public order Flora Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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