Total Crime Rate

50.6 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 50.6 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.5 8/10
  • Burglary 6.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Eastcourt Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 261st lowest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastcourt Road (LE2 3YA) in the last 12 months was 50.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , down -80.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastcourt Road (LE2 3YA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eastcourt Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Eastcourt Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hillcrest Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Westgate Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadvale Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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