Total Crime Rate
161.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Andrewes Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 221st 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 Andrewes Close (LE3 5PD) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -62.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 81.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Andrewes Close (LE3 5PD), 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.
View Crime In Fosse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Clifford Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Rivers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Musgrove Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Rivers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Rivers Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Catesby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rivers Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Latimer Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shaftesbury Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shaftesbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Clifford Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ruding Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Ruding Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Ruding Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Noble Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Norfolk Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bosworth Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Rivers Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Flora Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saxon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Roman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Roman Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Clifford Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cranmer Street | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Andrewes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Andrewes Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Saxon Street | Under investigation |
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