Total Crime Rate

280.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 280.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.5 10/10
  • Public order 40.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 36.9 9/10
  • Burglary 30.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 15.4 6/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Other crime 6.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Muriel Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 98th 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 Muriel Road (LE3 6BH) in the last 12 months was 280.0 per 1,000 residents and was 120.3% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 1100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 150.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 308.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Muriel Road (LE3 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Road. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Muriel Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Robbery Woodville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Kirby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franche Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Franche Road
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Tetuan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Dunstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Dunstan Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Muriel Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kirby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Kirby Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Wentworth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Wentworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Cherryleas Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Church Avenue
Sep 2025Public order Linkway Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Stretton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stretton Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daneshill Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Daneshill Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Richards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs King Richards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Henton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petworth Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Dulverton Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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