Crime Rates at Howard Road, Leicester, LE2 1XH

Howard Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 157th highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (LE2 1XH) in the last 12 months was 203.5 per 1,000 residents and was 59.4% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 100.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 866.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (LE2 1XH), 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.