Crime Rates at Sycamore Close, Leicester, LE2 2RN

Sycamore Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 88th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sycamore Close (LE2 2RN) in the last 12 months was 43.1 per 1,000 residents and was 11.5% lower than the Oadby Grange average (48.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 23.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 6.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sycamore Close (LE2 2RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stoughton Drive South, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Knighton Grange Road (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.