Total Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.3 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.4 2/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 Church Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Church Road (LE2 3JL) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.7% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Church Road (LE2 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Elm Tree Gardens. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stockwell Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sidney Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sackville Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Arreton Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Tree Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidney Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Carisbrooke Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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