Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lindfield Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 194th 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 Lindfield Road (LE3 6HL) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 68.4% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lindfield Road (LE3 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Aikman Close. Police recorded 59 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 Lindfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Mossgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Aikman Avenue Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Letchworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Letchworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Letchworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Avenue
Sep 2025Burglary Wood End Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wood End Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Vincent Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossgate Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mossgate Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Aikman Close Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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