Total Crime Rate

89.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 89.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 58.4 9/10
  • Other theft 15.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

London Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 460th highest crime rate of 954 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 London Road (LE2 2PQ) in the last 12 months was 89.5 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 58.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (LE2 2PQ), the main crime hotspot is near Barratt Close. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Other theft Waldale Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Barratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Barratt Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Laureston Drive —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Malvern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Alexandra Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Birkdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime St Johns Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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