Total Crime Rate

38.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 38.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wylam Close area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 179th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wylam Close (LE3 9BW) in the last 12 months was 38.2 per 1,000 residents and was 72.9% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wylam Close (LE3 9BW), the main crime hotspot is near Pindar Road. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wylam Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Blackett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wylam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pindar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stokes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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