Crime Rates at Victoria Park Road, Leicester, LE2 1XR

Victoria Park Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 23rd highest crime rate of 954 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 1XR) in the last 12 months was 757.7 per 1,000 residents and was 51.1% higher 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 72 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 375.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 117 (≈ 358.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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