Total Crime Rate
83.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Northcote Road area has the 39th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 468th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Northcote Road (LE2 3FJ) in the last 12 months was 83.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.3% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northcote Road (LE2 3FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newmarket Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landseer Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Pendene Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carisbrooke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Eton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Eton Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Landseer Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Northcote Road | — |
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