Total Crime Rate

64.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 64.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Public order 6.1 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westernhay Road area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 357th lowest 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 Westernhay Road (LE2 3HF) in the last 12 months was 64.0 per 1,000 residents and was 87.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 39.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westernhay Road (LE2 3HF), the main crime hotspot is near Burlington Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Westernhay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avenue Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Pendene Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Carisbrooke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Birkdale Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beechcroft Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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