Total Crime Rate

91.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 91.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Burglary 4.9 5/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ring Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 442nd highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ring Road (LE2 3RR) in the last 12 months was 91.1 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% higher than the Knighton average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ring Road (LE2 3RR), the main crime hotspot is near Southland Road. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ring Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Southland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southland Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Palmerston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Link Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Southland Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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