Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 161.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.3 6/10
  • Other theft 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Drugs 9.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.8 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Norfolk Street 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 Norfolk Street (LE3 5QJ) 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 Norfolk Street (LE3 5QJ), the main crime hotspot is near Flora Street. Police recorded 90 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Norfolk Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/75)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Andrewes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Flora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shaftesbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shaftesbury Road —
Sep 2025Public order Celt Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Noble Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Norfolk Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Flora Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Flora Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Celt Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Flora Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Andrewes Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Rivers Street —
Sep 2025Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Rivers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Rivers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shaftesbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Celt Street —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tyndale Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Saxon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Roman Street —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Roman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Sep 2025Drugs Clifford Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Clifford Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Cranmer Street Local resolution
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Data Sources

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