Total Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 46.6 5/10
  • Violent crimes 20.7 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Fosse Road North area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 251st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fosse Road North (LE3 5RR) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 20.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fosse Road North (LE3 5RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Empire Road, where police recorded 73 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 Fosse Road North area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stretton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wentworth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vaughan Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kate Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Road
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Vaughan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order King Richards Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Borlace Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Norfolk Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Flora Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Noble Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Paget Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Flora Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Flora Street
Apr 2026Public order Tyrrell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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