Total Crime Rate
19.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Ratcliffe 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 Ratcliffe Road (LE2 3TD) 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 Ratcliffe Road (LE2 3TD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carisbrooke Gardens, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elm Tree Gardens (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Knighton| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carisbrooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Stoneygate Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Elm Tree Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Carisbrooke Gardens | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sackville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sackville Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carisbrooke Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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