Total Crime Rate

228.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

104.8 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 228.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 104.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.6 10/10
  • Other theft 23.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 9.5 8/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Andrewes Close area has the 19th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 123rd 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 Andrewes Close (LE3 5PD) in the last 12 months was 228.6 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 104.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Andrewes Close (LE3 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Flora Street, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fosse Road Central (42 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Andrewes Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/94)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Catesby Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Roman Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dannett Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Celt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Ridley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ridley Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrove Close —
Apr 2026Public order King Richards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Musgrove Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Luther Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kate Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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