Crime Rates at Kingsmead Road, Leicester, LE2 3YE

Kingsmead Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 30th 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 Kingsmead Road (LE2 3YE) in the last 12 months was 12.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.1% lower than the Knighton average (73.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingsmead Road (LE2 3YE), 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.