Crime Rates at Newport Street, Leicester, LE3 9FU

Newport Street area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 81 local areas in Fosse , and the 327th 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 Newport Street (LE3 9FU) in the last 12 months was 59.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.4% lower than the Fosse average (127.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Newport Street (LE3 9FU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 85 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Empire Road (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.