Crime Rates at Kenilworth Drive, Oadby, Leicester, LE2 5LT

Kenilworth Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Oadby Brocks Hill , and the 16th highest crime rate of 178 local areas in Oadby and Wigston .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kenilworth Drive (LE2 5LT) in the last 12 months was 154.8 per 1,000 residents and was 157.1% higher than the Oadby Brocks Hill average (60.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 250.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 64.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenilworth Drive (LE2 5LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Selbury Drive, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Paddock Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.