Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lindfield 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.
View Crime In Fosse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mossgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadway | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Aikman Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Aikman Avenue | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Aikman Avenue | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chettle Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Letchworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Letchworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Letchworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Meadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Coates Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Coates Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Wood End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wood End | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Vincent Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Westfield Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossgate | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mossgate | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Mossgate | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coates Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aikman Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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