Total Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 4/10 · 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 43.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Link Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 219th lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Link Road (LE2 3RA) in the last 12 months was 43.9 per 1,000 residents and was 40.2% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (LE2 3RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Holbrook Road, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Link Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portsdown Road Further action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Link Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Link Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Holbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Holbrook Road —
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Data Sources

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