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

Westfield 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 Westfield Road (LE3 6HR) 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 Westfield Road (LE3 6HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Court (10 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
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mellor Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadhurst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Meadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Westfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadhurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Park Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sunnycroft Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dickens Court 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 2025Public order Alcott Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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