Total Crime Rate

137.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 137.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.1 9/10
  • Public order 13.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.4 8/10
  • Burglary 9.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.6 5/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

New Parks Crescent area has the 27th highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Beaumont Leys , and the 275th highest crime rate of 954 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 New Parks Crescent (LE3 9NZ) in the last 12 months was 137.0 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower 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 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 86.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Parks Crescent (LE3 9NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Coates Avenue, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pindar Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in New Parks Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chettle Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stokes Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Blackett Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wylam Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pindar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Coates Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashington Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Hudson Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Coates Avenue —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Coates Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Hudson Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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