Crime Rates at Beresford Drive, Leicester, LE2 3LA

Beresford Drive area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Drive (LE2 3LA) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.3% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 18.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 13.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Drive (LE2 3LA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holbrook Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ratcliffe Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.