Total Crime Rate

49.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 49.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.4 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Robbery 5.5 7/10
  • Public order 2.7 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Park Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 250th 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 Western Park Road (LE3 6HQ) in the last 12 months was 49.2 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 350.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Park Road (LE3 6HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walpole Court. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Dickens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dickens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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