Crime Rates at London Road, Leicester, LE2 2PJ

London Road 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 London Road (LE2 2PJ) 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 London Road (LE2 2PJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 190 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.