Total Crime Rate

685.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

390.4 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 685.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 390.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 266.9 10/10
  • Public order 107.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 95.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.7 10/10
  • Other theft 39.8 10/10
  • Drugs 27.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 8.0 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Theft from the person 4.0 6/10
  • 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.
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Crime overview

Letchworth Road area has the highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 23rd 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 Letchworth Road (LE3 6QL) in the last 12 months was 685.3 per 1,000 residents and was 375.8% 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 390.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Letchworth Road (LE3 6QL), the main crime hotspot is near Aikman Avenue. Police recorded 58 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Letchworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Piper Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Meadway —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aikman Avenue —
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wood End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Glenfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Glengarry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenfield Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lindfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mossgate —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mossgate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Perth Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glengarry Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aikman Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Withens Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Aikman Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Withens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Withens Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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