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

St Leonards Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 71st lowest crime rate of 942 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 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 96.0% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 10.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Leonards Road (LE2 1WR), 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.