Total Crime Rate

167.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 167.2 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.8 8/10
  • Public order 24.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.4 8/10
  • Other crime 12.4 10/10
  • Other theft 12.4 8/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Liberty Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 191st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Road (LE3 6NL) in the last 12 months was 167.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 89.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liberty Road (LE3 6NL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Outwood Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

View Crime In Leicester

Crime Over Time in Liberty Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cokayne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Copthorne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sacheverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sharmon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsworthy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Outwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Outwood Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Outwood Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brookdale Road Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 14 of 14

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑