Crime Rates at Sylvan Street, Leicester, LE3 9GT

Sylvan Street area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 97th lowest crime rate of 942 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 Sylvan Street (LE3 9GT) in the last 12 months was 23.9 per 1,000 residents and was 80.4% lower than the Fosse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Street (LE3 9GT), the main crime hotspot is near Empire Road. Police recorded 73 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.