Total Crime Rate

58.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

17.2 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 58.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 17.2 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.8 4/10
  • Other theft 10.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.9 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gainsborough Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 332nd lowest crime rate of 942 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 Gainsborough Road (LE2 3DF) in the last 12 months was 58.4 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (LE2 3DF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Gilliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Newmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Avenue Road Extension Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Queens Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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