Total Crime Rate

100.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.8 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 100.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 61.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Public order 23.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 8/10
  • Other theft 7.7 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Waldale Drive area has the 43rd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 388th highest 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 Waldale Drive (LE2 2AR) in the last 12 months was 100.4 per 1,000 residents and was 79.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 61.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waldale Drive (LE2 2AR), 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 Waldale Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexandra Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ashfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Malvern Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexandra Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stoneygate Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stoneygate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barratt Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Laureston Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barratt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Johns Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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