Crime Rates at Severn Road, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4FW

Severn Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 22 local areas in Oadby Uplands , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

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 Severn Road (LE2 4FW) in the last 12 months was 9.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.8% lower than the Oadby Uplands average (32.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop 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 ( -36.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Severn Road (LE2 4FW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pennine Close, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Malham Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.