Total Crime Rate

71.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

13.5 per 1,000 3/10 · 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 71.0 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 13.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 10.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Letchworth Road area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 410th 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 Letchworth Road (LE3 6FP) in the last 12 months was 71.0 per 1,000 residents and was 41.8% lower than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letchworth Road (LE3 6FP), the main crime hotspot is near Aikman Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Letchworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (27/27)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Piper Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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