Total Crime Rate

119.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 119.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 45.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.2 6/10
  • Other theft 21.1 10/10
  • Burglary 17.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.1 8/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.5 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Welford Road area has the 52nd lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 315th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

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 Welford Road (LE2 6BL) in the last 12 months was 119.7 per 1,000 residents and was 75.9% lower than the Castle average (495.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Welford Road (LE2 6BL), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Road. Police recorded 52 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Welford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A5199 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Arler Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Byron Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lord Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
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Data Sources

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