Total Crime Rate

48.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very 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 48.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.4 7/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Violent crimes 6.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westfield Road area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 267th 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 Westfield Road (LE3 6HR) in the last 12 months was 48.4 per 1,000 residents and was 60.3% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westfield Road (LE3 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 91 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westfield Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Sunnycroft Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Petrol Station
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Galsworthy Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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