Total Crime Rate

197.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

59.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 197.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 86.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 59.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 24.3 10/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Robbery 13.9 9/10
  • Burglary 6.9 7/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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.
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Crime overview

Finch Close area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 144th 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 Finch Close (LE3 6SD) in the last 12 months was 197.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.2% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 163.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Finch Close (LE3 6SD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Park View, where police recorded 50 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Wellinger Way (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Finch Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Park View —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park View Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Finch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wellinger Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Wellinger Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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