Crime Rates at Dovedale Road, Leicester, LE2 2DN

Dovedale Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 87th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dovedale Road (LE2 2DN) in the last 12 months was 22.4 per 1,000 residents and was 69.4% lower than the Knighton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 11.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Road (LE2 2DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 230 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.