Crime Rates at Vernon Street, Leicester, LE3 5JQ

Vernon Street area has the 25th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 150th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Vernon Street (LE3 5JQ) in the last 12 months was 212.6 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 92.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vernon Street (LE3 5JQ), 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.