Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.7 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Other crime 4.1 6/10
  • Other theft 4.1 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rowan 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 9GP) 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 9GP), the main crime hotspot is near Ingle Street. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rowan Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Rowan Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Comet Close
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Comet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Comet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Comet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Comet Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Beatrice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Beatrice Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beatrice Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Swannington Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fosse Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ingle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ruby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tetuan Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stephenson Drive
Apr 2026Drugs Tetuan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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