Total Crime Rate

342.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

67.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 342.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 127.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 67.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.4 9/10
  • Burglary 36.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.2 9/10
  • Other theft 26.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Robbery 6.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Victoria Park Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 66th 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 Victoria Park Road (LE2 1XD) in the last 12 months was 342.3 per 1,000 residents and was 31.0% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 216.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 67.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Park Road (LE2 1XD), 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 Victoria Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Montague Road
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 2026Other theft Hartopp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Montague Road Awaiting court outcome
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lytton Road Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

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