Crime Rates at Southmeads Road, Leicester, LE2 2LR

Southmeads Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 86th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Southmeads Road (LE2 2LR) in the last 12 months was 45.3 per 1,000 residents and was 6.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 15.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southmeads Road (LE2 2LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Oaks Way, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoughton Drive South (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.