Total Crime Rate
93.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
39.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Amhurst Close area has the 27th lowest crime rate of 66 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 425th highest crime rate of 942 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 Amhurst Close (LE3 9NA) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 34.8% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Amhurst Close (LE3 9NA), 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.
View Crime In Leicester| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Groby Road Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Groby Road Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Dillon Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dillon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Dillon Rise | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Groby Road Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Groby Road Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Dillon Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Groby Road Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Groby Road Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hackett Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Groby Road Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Groby Road Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Groby Road Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Stenson Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stenson Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Groby Road Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Hodgson Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hodgson Close | Under investigation |
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