Crime Rates at Dane Street, Leicester, LE3 5LR

Dane Street area has the 26th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 160th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dane Street (LE3 5LR) in the last 12 months was 202.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.3% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dane Street (LE3 5LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Flora Street (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.