Total Crime Rate

330.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 330.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 134.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 84.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.8 10/10
  • Public order 30.8 10/10
  • Drugs 16.8 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Burglary 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Liberty Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 71st highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Liberty Road (LE3 6NN) in the last 12 months was 330.5 per 1,000 residents and was 129.5% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 134.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liberty Road (LE3 6NN), the main crime hotspot is near Tatlow Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liberty Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sacheverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Sharmon Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Allexton Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tatlow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Forbes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsworthy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cokayne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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