Total Crime Rate

58.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 58.8 6/10
  • Burglary 13.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.9 2/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Meadhurst Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 325th lowest crime rate of 954 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 Meadhurst Road (LE3 6FQ) in the last 12 months was 58.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.7% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadhurst Road (LE3 6FQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 71 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadhurst Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brampton Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alcott Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road —
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Data Sources

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