Total Crime Rate

171.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 171.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.8 10/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.3 3/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the 46th highest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 205th highest crime rate of 954 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 Church Lane (LE2 3WG) in the last 12 months was 171.6 per 1,000 residents and was 65.8% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (LE2 3WG), the main crime hotspot is near Newmarket Street. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Theft from the person Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Eton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Brinsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Brinsmead Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Eton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Eton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcote Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chapel Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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