Total Crime Rate

105.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Other theft 14.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knighton Fields Road East area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 393rd highest crime rate of 954 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 Knighton Fields Road East (LE2 6DP) in the last 12 months was 105.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% lower than the Castle average (501.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 59.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knighton Fields Road East (LE2 6DP), the main crime hotspot is near Heather Road. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Knighton Fields Road East area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Calluna Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cowper Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Herrick Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Kingsley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Wordsworth Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Keble Road Formal action is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Public order Keble Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Welford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Welford Road Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Arler Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Arler Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Great Arler Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Great Arler Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Arler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Arler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pope Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Houlditch Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sutton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Knighton Fields Road East Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heather Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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