Total Crime Rate

200.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

112.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 200.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 112.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.9 9/10
  • Public order 23.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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

Barratt Close area has the 39th highest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barratt Close (LE2 2AN) in the last 12 months was 200.0 per 1,000 residents and was 59.7% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 34 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 27.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 112.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -2.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barratt Close (LE2 2AN), the main crime hotspot is near Barratt Close. Police recorded 46 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Barratt Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneygate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneygate Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laureston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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