Total Crime Rate

471.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 471.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 139.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 96.5 10/10
  • Public order 73.4 10/10
  • Other theft 46.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.0 10/10
  • Drugs 27.0 10/10
  • Robbery 19.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.3 9/10
  • Burglary 11.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knighton Park Road area has the 26th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 39th 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 Knighton Park Road (LE2 1ZA) in the last 12 months was 471.0 per 1,000 residents and was 6.1% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 533.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 189.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Park Road (LE2 1ZA), the main crime hotspot is near Oxford Road. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson West Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Orlando Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Orlando Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Montague Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Victoria Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Seymour Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Edward Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Marys Road —
Sep 2025Public order Oxford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Marys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Portland Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime East Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson St Marys Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cedars Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery St Marys Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order St Marys Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Orlando Road —

Data Sources

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