Total Crime Rate

260.4 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 260.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 121.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.8 10/10
  • Burglary 13.9 9/10
  • Public order 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.9 9/10
  • Robbery 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Priory Crescent area has the 17th highest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 105th highest crime rate of 954 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 Priory Crescent (LE3 6SL) in the last 12 months was 260.4 per 1,000 residents and was 104.9% higher than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 66.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 327.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Crescent (LE3 6SL), the main crime hotspot is near Park View. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Priory Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Ashlyns Rise Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Park View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashlyns Rise Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Park Rise —
Sep 2025Robbery Park View Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Covett Way —
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Data Sources

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