Total Crime Rate

176.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

115.9 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 176.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 115.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 100.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Public order 15.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Dupont Gardens area has the 17th highest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 174th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dupont Gardens (LE3 8LD) in the last 12 months was 176.8 per 1,000 residents and was 22.8% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 115.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dupont Gardens (LE3 8LD), the main crime hotspot is near Tatlow Road. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dupont Gardens area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elsworthy Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sacheverel Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Forbes Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cokayne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbes Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Yew Tree Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowanberry Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Dupont Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dupont Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tatlow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tatlow Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Yew Tree Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ibbetson Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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