Total Crime Rate
66.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
44.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Charnor Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 380th 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 Charnor Road (LE3 6LJ) in the last 12 months was 66.0 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Charnor Road (LE3 6LJ), the main crime hotspot is near Greencoat Road. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 43 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Chadwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greencoat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldfinch Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hoball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Musson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Hoball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Kerrial Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greencoat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Musson Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chadwell Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Greencoat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Greencoat Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greencoat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Greencoat Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersbee Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battersbee Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Torcross Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Greencoat Road | Under investigation |
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