Crime Rates at Knighton Road, Leicester, LE2 3TS

Knighton Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 288th 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 Knighton Road (LE2 3TS) in the last 12 months was 53.7 per 1,000 residents and was 26.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 23.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Road (LE2 3TS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Newmarket Street, where police recorded 27 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Landseer Road (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.