Crime Rate in Knighton, ward

Knighton has the 6th lowest crime rate of 21 wards in Leicester district and the 3361st highest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (East Midlands), it has the 324th highest crime rate of 752 wards.

The overall crime rate in Knighton in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Leicester district average (131.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Knighton’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 409 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -26.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 532 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Knighton ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 197 crimes here, including 58 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.