Crime Rates at Howard Road, Leicester, LE2 1XQ

Howard Road area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 443rd highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Howard Road (LE2 1XQ) in the last 12 months was 92.7 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 50.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 125.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Howard Road (LE2 1XQ), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.