Total Crime Rate
39.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Montague Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 190th 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 Montague Road (LE2 1TH) in the last 12 months was 39.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.1% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Montague Road (LE2 1TH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 53 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cradock Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Howard Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Howard Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Oxford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edward Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Seymour Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Orlando Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lytton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Orlando Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Orlando Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Adderley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | West Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cross Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Portland Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Montague Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bulwer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Queens Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Queens Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Queens Road | Under investigation |
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