Total Crime Rate

663.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

334.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 663.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 334.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 214.3 10/10
  • Public order 95.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 80.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 47.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 43.2 10/10
  • Other theft 43.2 10/10
  • Drugs 33.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 30.1 10/10
  • Burglary 22.6 10/10
  • Robbery 18.8 10/10
  • Other crime 13.2 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.3 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.6 8/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 25th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (LE2 0PE) in the last 12 months was 663.5 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 114 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 19.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 178 (≈ 334.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LE2 0PE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Theatre/Concert Hall, where police recorded 285 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Andover Street (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/87)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Station Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lincoln Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Lincoln Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft De Montfort Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences De Montfort Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Glebe Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Swain Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swain Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ashwell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ashwell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hobart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nelson Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Theatre/Concert Hall Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs De Montfort Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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