Total Crime Rate

271.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.3 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 271.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.4 10/10
  • Robbery 34.5 10/10
  • Public order 28.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.3 9/10
  • Other theft 18.3 9/10
  • Drugs 12.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Shoplifting 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Richard Iii Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 92nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Richard Iii Road (LE3 5QU) in the last 12 months was 271.8 per 1,000 residents and was 122.8% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 162.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Richard Iii Road (LE3 5QU), the main crime hotspot is near Tudor Road. Police recorded 118 crimes here, including 75 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Richard Iii Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Lane Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson New Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Augustine Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Bath Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour New Park Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Clifford Street —
Apr 2026Burglary Clifford Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Clifford Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Tudor Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Tudor Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour All Saints Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rivers Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vernon Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ruding Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hoby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft All Saints Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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