Total Crime Rate

521.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

185.3 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 521.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 189.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 185.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 57.9 10/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 38.6 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Robbery 27.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Theft from the person 11.6 9/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
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

Knighton Park Road area has the 24th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 36th 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 Knighton Park Road (LE2 1AP) in the last 12 months was 521.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.1% higher than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -21.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 48 (≈ 185.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Park Road (LE2 1AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montague Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Oxford Road (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road
Apr 2026Other theft Edward Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Orlando Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Marys Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary North Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlando Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Orlando Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Orlando Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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