Total Crime Rate
206.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
98.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kirby Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 139th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Kirby Road (LE3 6BE) in the last 12 months was 206.2 per 1,000 residents and was 69.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 98.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kirby Road (LE3 6BE), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bramley Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stretton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherryleas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherryleas Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dunster Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Henton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | St Dunstan Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Taunton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Taunton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wentworth Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cherryleas Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franche Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kirby Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Dulverton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Stretton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Carlisle Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Daneshill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Daneshill Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneshill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Daneshill Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mostyn Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Franche Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Mostyn Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.