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 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 96th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Aylestone in the last 12 months was 122.2 per 1,000 residents and was 10.1% lower than the Leicester district average (135.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Aylestone’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 552 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 7 cases , down -22.2% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 65.6% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 731 (≈ 59.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Aylestone ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Saffron Lane. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.