Total Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 73.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.2 6/10
  • Public order 5.5 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Holmwood Drive area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 428th 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 Holmwood Drive (LE3 9LF) in the last 12 months was 73.8 per 1,000 residents and was 48.8% lower than the Beaumont Leys average (144.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmwood Drive (LE3 9LF), the main crime hotspot is near Groby Road Gardens. Police recorded 216 crimes here, including 157 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmwood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Kemp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Groby Road Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Groby Road Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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