Total Crime Rate

16.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 16.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Westgate Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Knighton , and the 52nd lowest 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 Westgate Road (LE2 3YP) in the last 12 months was 16.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.5% lower than the Knighton average (68.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Westgate Road (LE2 3YP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hillcrest Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aberdale Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Westgate Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadvale Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Palmerston Boulevard Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Hillcrest Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Church Lane Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cademan Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brinsmead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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