Total Crime Rate

108.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.3 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 108.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 38.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Public order 12.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.6 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.2 4/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wordsworth Road area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 106 local areas in Castle , and the 359th 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 Wordsworth Road (LE2 6EA) in the last 12 months was 108.6 per 1,000 residents and was 78.1% 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 38.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wordsworth Road (LE2 6EA), 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 Wordsworth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Police Station —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Great Arler Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Public order Ashford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lytham Road Under investigation
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 2026Anti-social behaviour Lord Byron Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lord Byron Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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