Crime Rates at Dove Rise, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 4NY

Dove Rise area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Oadby Grange , and the 62nd lowest crime rate of 179 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Dove Rise (LE2 4NY) in the last 12 months was 24.4 per 1,000 residents and was 52.4% lower than the Oadby Grange average (51.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dove Rise (LE2 4NY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brookside Drive, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nene Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.