Total Crime Rate

25.9 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 25.9 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.4 4/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Knighton Grange Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 59th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Knighton Grange Road (LE2 2LF) in the last 12 months was 25.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.9% lower than the Oadby Grange average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Grange Road (LE2 2LF), the main crime hotspot is near Holbrook Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Grange Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Holbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bankart Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Knighton Grange Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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