Total Crime Rate
115.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Knighton Fields Road East area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 108 local areas in Castle , and the 351st highest crime rate of 954 local areas in Leicester .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Knighton Fields Road East (LE2 6DR) in the last 12 months was 115.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.0% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 240.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 39.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 84.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Knighton Fields Road East (LE2 6DR), 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.
View Crime In Castle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Kingsley Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Lane East | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Macaulay Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Fields Road East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cowper Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Calluna Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Lane East | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Knighton Lane East | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Knighton Lane East | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Wordsworth Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heather Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keble Road | Formal action is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Burns Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Burns Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Keble Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pope Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sutton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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