Crime Rates at St Leonards Road, Leicester, LE2 1WR

St Leonards 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 St Leonards Road (LE2 1WR) 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 St Leonards Road (LE2 1WR), 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.