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Officers are appealing for anyone with information to come forward following a fatal collision in Braunstone Town yesterday evening (Monday 25 May). Police and Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service were called to Radford Drive shortly after 6pm following a collision involving a Yamaha R6 motorcycle. It was reported a fire had then started which set the motorcycle and a nearby parked car alight. The East Midlands Ambulance Service also attended the scene but the rider of the

Road closure in place between Anstey and Newtown Linford villages Breaking News Bradgate Road between Newtown Linford and Anstey near High Leys Farm is currently closed both directions due to an ongoing police incident this morning. Please find alternative routes. A spokesperson from Leicestershire Police said: A motorcycle rider is being treated in hospital after his vehicle was deliberately rammed by a car in Newtown Linford during the early hours of this morning (Monday 26

A house fire in Wigston tonight has prompted a police investigation. A police cordon is now in place in Kent Crescent in Wigston. Leicestershire Fire and rescue service attended early this evening to reports of a house fire. We have contacted Leicestershire police for more on this investigation. Update: Picture Credit - LFRS Leicestershire Fire and Rescue Service (LFRS) was initially called to the property in Kent Crescent, in Wigston, at 15:28 BST on Friday. A spokesperson s

Leicestershire Fire and Rescue crews are currently attending a property fire on Baxter Gate in Loughborough this afternoon. Please avoid the area and expect delays in the area. The fire is reported to be in a flat above a dessert shop on Baxter Gate. Multiple fire crews are on the scene. Police cordons and road closures are in place for motorists and pedestrians. The road closures are affecting local bus services in the area. Pictures supplied Leicestershire Fire and Rescue S

Pictures by Leicester Media Online A large police presence were seen on Sweetbriar Road in Westcotes area of Leicester this morning around 11.30am A man was assaulted in the street and a woman has been arrested. Residents were advised to stay indoors, and the air ambulance service attended, landing on a nearby school field, supported by EMAS ambulance crews. A full road closure was in place but has now been lifted. Police have not stated on the condition of the man’s injuries

Leicestershire police have issued the following statement this afternoon. A murder investigation that began following the discovery of a body in Castle Gardens, Leicester, has been stood down. A post-mortem examination carried out earlier today (Friday) found that the man, who was in his 40s, died as a result of a suspected medical episode. The force was called at 7.58pm last night (Thursday) following a report that there was a body in a bush. Officers attended, along with Ea

An investigation is continuing today (Wednesday 6 May) following an attempted theft of an ATM in Birstall. Police were called to premises in Sibson Road just before 12.15am following a report of a burglary at a building society. When the first officers arrived, the suspects were still at the scene and began attacking the police car. Pictures by Leicester Media Copyright 2026 A group then left Sibson Road in a grey Audi RS6. No injuries were reported. THIS VIDEO CONTAINS FLASH

Five men who were charged with the murder of Raju Modhwadia have been found not guilty after the case was dismissed in court. Mr...

A motorist who killed a passenger and seriously injured another in a collision where his speed exceeded 100mph in a residential area has...

Officers are appealing for witnesses to an assault which happened in Thurmaston in the early hours of this morning (Sunday). Police were...

Police have placed a cordon around a Jewellers shop in Belgrave this afternoon. Police have released the following statement and appeal....

A man who seriously assaulted another in a city street has pleaded guilty at Leicester Crown Court on Friday (14 January). During the...