Total Crime Rate

74.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

49.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 74.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 49.9 8/10
  • Public order 24.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Leopold Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 431st lowest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Leopold Road (LE2 1YB) in the last 12 months was 74.8 per 1,000 residents and was 84.9% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Public order with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 49.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Leopold Road (LE2 1YB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 40 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Welford Road (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lord Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Lytton Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Lytton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Lytton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Westbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Adderley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knighton Junction Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Knighton Junction Lane Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knighton Junction Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Knighton Junction Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Byron Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Hartopp Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Howard Road —
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Data Sources

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