Total Crime Rate

422.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

179.2 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 422.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 179.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 118.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.8 10/10
  • Public order 39.6 10/10
  • Drugs 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.0 10/10
  • Other theft 22.9 10/10
  • Burglary 20.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 16.7 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 10.4 10/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Other crime 8.3 9/10
  • Theft from the person 8.3 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

St Augustine Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 50th 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 St Augustine Road (LE3 5PT) in the last 12 months was 422.9 per 1,000 residents and was 246.7% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 86 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Augustine Road (LE3 5PT), 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 St Augustine Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruding Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Nicholas Circle —
Apr 2026Public order Ruding Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Nicholas Circle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bede Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thorpe Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Earl Howe Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ruding Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Earl Howe Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Bede Island Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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