Total Crime Rate

238.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

108.2 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 238.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 108.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 26.0 10/10
  • Other theft 21.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Robbery 8.7 8/10
  • Burglary 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 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

Franche Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 117th highest crime rate of 942 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 Franche Road (LE3 9DB) in the last 12 months was 238.1 per 1,000 residents and was 95.2% higher than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 108.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Franche Road (LE3 9DB), the main crime hotspot is near Stretton Road. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Franche Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/36)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Dunstan Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Merton Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mostyn Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Mostyn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mostyn Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bramley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Tetuan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tetuan Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franche Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Franche Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Franche Road Further action is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franche Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Franche Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carlisle Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Dulverton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kirby Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kirby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Stretton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daneshill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Daneshill Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Daneshill Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodville Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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