Total Crime Rate
97.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
60.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Rowan Street area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 407th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Rowan Street (LE3 9GN) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Rowan Street (LE3 9GN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 58 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ingle Street (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stephenson Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Comet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Comet Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Comet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Comet Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beatrice Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ingle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Beatrice Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Fosse Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Beatrice Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Comet Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Newport Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Swannington Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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