Total Crime Rate

92.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 92.5 7/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.2 5/10
  • Burglary 17.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Eton Close area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 435th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eton Close (LE2 3TZ) in the last 12 months was 92.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.3% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eton Close (LE2 3TZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Northcote Road, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Church Lane (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eton Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Gilliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Landseer Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Landseer Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cademan Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northcote Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Newmarket Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Gilliver Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newmarket Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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