Crime Rate in Aylestone, ward

Aylestone has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 1084th highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 102nd highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aylestone in the last 12 months was 120.5 per 1,000 residents and was 8.3% lower than the Leicester district average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aylestone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 545 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 8 cases , up 14.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 14.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -10.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 735 (≈ 59.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aylestone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.