Total Crime Rate

56.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 56.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.4 3/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.4 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.0 4/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Holmfield Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 312th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holmfield Road (LE2 1SE) in the last 12 months was 56.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.6% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holmfield Road (LE2 1SE), the main crime hotspot is near Barratt Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Holmfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brookside —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Brookside Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oakfield Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Kimberley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Waldale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kimberley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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