Total Crime Rate

85.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.9 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 85.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Other crime 10.3 9/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other theft 3.4 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

South Kingsmead Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 464th highest crime rate of 942 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 South Kingsmead Road (LE2 3YL) in the last 12 months was 85.9 per 1,000 residents and was 82.7% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around South Kingsmead Road (LE2 3YL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Fir Tree Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in South Kingsmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Fir Tree Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Woodbank Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Fir Tree Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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