Total Crime Rate

146.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 146.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Public order 18.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.3 7/10
  • Other crime 5.3 7/10
  • Other theft 5.3 5/10
  • Burglary 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.7 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holmwood Drive area has the 24th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 257th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmwood Drive (LE3 9LH) in the last 12 months was 146.7 per 1,000 residents and was 4.1% higher than the Beaumont Leys average (140.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 80.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmwood Drive (LE3 9LH), the main crime hotspot is near Keightley Road. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 25 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bland Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Heays Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Dunnock Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dunnock Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Goldfinch Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battersbee Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lamen Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Overseal Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Keightley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keightley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Speers Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kemp Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kemp Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gardeners Close Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmwood Court Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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