Total Crime Rate

48.8 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.8 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.4 4/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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

Knighton Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 248th 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 Knighton Road (LE2 3HJ) in the last 12 months was 48.8 per 1,000 residents and was 33.4% lower than the Knighton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -88.9% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -74.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Road (LE2 3HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northcote Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elms Court (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
Sep 2025Other crime Carisbrooke Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Stoneygate Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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