Crime Rates at Sylvan Street, Leicester, LE3 9GU

Sylvan Street area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 79 local areas in Fosse , and the 293rd lowest 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 Sylvan Street (LE3 9GU) in the last 12 months was 52.8 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sylvan Street (LE3 9GU), 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.