Total Crime Rate

173.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.6 8/10
  • Public order 19.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 13.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.0 8/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.5 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Covett Way area has the 29th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 199th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Covett Way (LE3 6SB) in the last 12 months was 173.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.5% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Covett Way (LE3 6SB), the main crime hotspot is near Hand Close. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Covett Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Outwood Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlyns Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sharmon Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Hand Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hand Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Rise —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Hand Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlyns Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Covett Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hockley Farm Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Hockley Farm Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Outwood Close Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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