Total Crime Rate

926.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

365.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 926.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 365.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 226.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.6 10/10
  • Public order 116.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 85.0 10/10
  • Other theft 53.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 42.5 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 36.8 10/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Robbery 28.3 10/10
  • Other crime 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 8.5 8/10
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

Littleholme Street area has the highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 19th highest crime rate of 942 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 Littleholme Street (LE3 5NG) in the last 12 months was 926.4 per 1,000 residents and was 659.3% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 80 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -48.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 129 (≈ 365.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Littleholme Street (LE3 5NG), the main crime hotspot is near All Saints Road. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Littleholme Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Earl Howe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbridge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Westbridge Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Castle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Island Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Earl Howe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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