Total Crime Rate

98.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.9 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 98.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 35.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.0 9/10
  • Public order 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Firestone Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 398th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Firestone Close (LE3 6US) in the last 12 months was 98.8 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Firestone Close (LE3 6US), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Ryder Road, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mulberry Avenue (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Firestone Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Sunningdale Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ganton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Drive
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chainama Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ryder Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oakdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Glenrothes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Glenrothes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenrothes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenrothes Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Appleby Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Appleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Appleby Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ferndown Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mulberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hollinwell Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hollinwell Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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